Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Hippo, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hippo and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Hippo

• 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 Hippo:
  • 37.532598, -82.868774
  • 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 Hippo

• 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 Floyd County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Floyd County
  • Since Hippo is near Magoffin County and also Knott County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Magoffin County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Knott 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 Hippo

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hippo ...

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.

• Betty
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Betty is located in Knott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Betty
• David
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • David is located in Floyd County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for David
• Eastern
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Eastern is located in Floyd County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastern
• Gunlock
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Gunlock is located in Magoffin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunlock
• Handshoe
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Handshoe is located in Knott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handshoe
• Hueysville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Hueysville is located in Floyd County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hueysville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hueysville <1>
• Maytown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Maytown is located in Floyd County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maytown
• Midas
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Midas is located in Floyd County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midas
• Porter Junction
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Porter Junction is located in Floyd County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Junction
• Pyramid
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Pyramid is located in Floyd County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyramid
• Rock Fork
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Rock Fork is located in Knott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Fork

How Far From Hippo to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Hippo to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Hippo and extending to:

• Prestonsburg, which is the Seat of Floyd County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hippo to Prestonsburg, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 118 miles [189.9 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 330 miles [531.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,201 miles [9,979.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,915 miles [11,128.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,790 miles [7,708.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'