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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Head of Johnson Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Head of Johnson Creek and the surrounding area.
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above
website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed
sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above,
we pass this GPS location for Head of Johnson Creek:
- 37.485274, -82.271968
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Head of Johnson Creek
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Pike County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pike County
- Since Head of Johnson Creek is near Buchanan County and also Mingo County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Buchanan County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mingo County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Head of Johnson Creek
Curious and Interesting Names Near Head of Johnson Creek ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Arrow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Arrow is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrow
- Board Tree
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Board Tree is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Board Tree
- Canada
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fedscreek
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fedscreek is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fedscreek
- Fishtrap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fishtrap is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishtrap
- Freeburn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Freeburn is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburn
- Grassy Branch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Grassy Branch is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Branch
- Hurricane Branch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hurricane Branch is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane Branch
- Jamboree
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jamboree is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamboree
- Lick Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lick Creek is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Creek
- Lick Creek Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lick Creek Station is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Creek Station
- Meathouse
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Meathouse is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meathouse
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Motley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Motley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motley
- Narrows Branch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Narrows Branch is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows Branch
- Phyllis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Phyllis is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phyllis
- Pigeon Roost
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pigeon Roost is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Roost
- Ransom
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ransom is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom
- Stone
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Stone is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
- Upper Dick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Upper Dick is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Dick
- Woodside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Woodside is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
How Far From Head of Johnson Creek to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Head of Johnson Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Head of Johnson Creek and extending to:
- Pikeville, which is the Seat of Pike County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Head of Johnson Creek to Pikeville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 150 miles [241.4 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 300 miles [482.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,179 miles [9,944.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,891 miles [11,090 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,766 miles [7,670.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Head of Johnson Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <4> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Head of Johnson Creek to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Head of Johnson Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.4853, Longitude: -82.2720 In this case, the coordinates for Head of Johnson Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.06 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.842 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.407 degrees. |
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