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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 Honaker, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Honaker 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 Honaker:
- 37.523711, -82.679879
- 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 Honaker
- 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 Honaker is near Pike County and also Knott County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pike 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 Honaker
Communities Also Named Honaker ...
We found one communities that are also named Honaker.
Within Kentucky, the name Honaker is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, there is another community also named Honaker in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Virginia
- Russell County
- This Honaker is located in Russell County and lies 52 miles [83.7 km]<1> to the southeast of the Honaker that is located in Floyd County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Russell County community of Honaker.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Honaker ...
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.
- Betsy Layne
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Moon
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Blue Moon is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Moon
- Boldman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Boldman is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boldman
- Broad Bottom
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Broad Bottom is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Bottom
- Dana
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Dana is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Drift
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Drift is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drift
- Harold
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Harold is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harold
- Hunter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hunter is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Martin
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Minnie
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Minnie is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnie
- Printer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Printer is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Printer
How Far From Honaker 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 Honaker to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Honaker and extending to:
- Prestonsburg, which is the Seat of Floyd County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Honaker 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 128 miles [206 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 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 320 miles [515 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 6,194 miles [9,968.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,907 miles [11,115.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,783 miles [7,697.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Honaker) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Honaker 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 Honaker. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5237, Longitude: -82.6799 In this case, the coordinates for Honaker have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.307 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.129 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.569 degrees. |
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