Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Houckville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Houckville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Houckville
- 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 Houckville:
- 38.109700, -82.857280
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Houckville
- 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 Lawrence County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
- Since Houckville is near Elliott County and also Carter County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Elliott County
- eBird sighting report for Carter 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Houckville ...
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.
- Blaine
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Blaine is located in Lawrence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blaine <1>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Blaine
- From Houckville to Blaine
- Brushy Fork
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brushy Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Fork
- Brushy Fork is located in Elliott County
- Cherokee
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cherokee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee
- Cherokee is located in Lawrence County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Cherokee
- From Houckville to Cherokee
- Cherokee Gap
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Gap
- Cherokee Gap is located in Lawrence County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Cherokee Gap
- From Houckville to Cherokee Gap
- Christmas ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Christmas. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christmas
- Christmas is located in Lawrence County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Christmas
- From Houckville to Christmas
- Dennis ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dennis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Dennis is located in Lawrence County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Dennis
- From Houckville to Dennis
- Edsel
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Elm Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Hicksville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hicksville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicksville
- Hicksville is located in Lawrence County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hicksville
- From Houckville to Hicksville
- Lick Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lick Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Creek
- Lick Creek is located in Lawrence County
- Little Fork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Fork
- Little Fork is located in Elliott County
- Prosperity
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Prosperity. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
- Prosperity is located in Lawrence County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Prosperity
- From Houckville to Prosperity
- Providence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Providence is located in Lawrence County
- Sarah
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Houckville 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 Houckville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Houckville and extending to:
- Louisa, which is the Seat of Lawrence County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<4> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Houckville to Louisa, with an average speed<5> 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 109 miles [175.4 km] to the west (W). 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 319 miles [513.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,174 miles [9,936.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,890 miles [11,088.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,766 miles [7,670.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Houckville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
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> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Houckville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Houckville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.1097, Longitude: -82.8573 In this case, the coordinates for Houckville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Houckville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.411 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.335 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.468 degrees. |