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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 Linefork, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Head of Linefork and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Linefork:
    • 36.973691, -82.111445
    • 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 Linefork
  • 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 Letcher County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Letcher County
    • Since Head of Linefork is near Russell County and also Dickenson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Russell County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Dickenson 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 Linefork

Curious and Interesting Names Near Head of Linefork ...

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.

  • Carrie
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Carrie is located in Dickenson County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrie
  • Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Corner is located in Russell County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner
  • Council
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Council is located in Buchanan County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council
  • Counts
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Counts is located in Russell County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Counts
  • Flatwoods
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Flatwoods is located in Russell County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
  • Fuller Corner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Fuller Corner is located in Russell County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller Corner
  • Fullers
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Fullers is located in Russell County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullers
  • Gravel Lick
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Gravel Lick is located in Russell County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Lick
  • Hazel
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Hazel is located in Russell County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Jessees Mill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jessees Mill is located in Russell County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessees Mill
    • Judge ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Judge is located in Dickenson County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judge
    • Pondtown
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Pondtown is located in Russell County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondtown
    • Slabtown
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Slabtown is located in Russell County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
    • Spring City
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Spring City is located in Russell County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring City
    • Stone Bruise
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Stone Bruise is located in Russell County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Bruise

How Far From Head of Linefork 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 Linefork to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Head of Linefork and extending to:

  • Whitesburg, which is the Seat of Letcher County, lies 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Head of Linefork to Whitesburg, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 173 miles [278.4 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 306 miles [492.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,195 miles [9,969.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,905 miles [11,112.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,781 miles [7,694.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Head of Linefork) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Linefork 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 Linefork. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.9737, Longitude: -82.1114       In this case, the coordinates for Head of Linefork have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.966 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.66 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.495 degrees.