Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Jonkan:
  • 37.449409, -82.392285
  • 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 Jonkan

• 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 Jonkan is near Buchanan County and also Floyd 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 Floyd 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 Jonkan

Curious and Interesting Names Near Jonkan ...

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.

• Daniels Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Daniels Creek is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels Creek
• Fishtrap
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Fishtrap is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishtrap
• Garden Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Garden Village is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Village
• Grassy Branch
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Grassy Branch is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Branch
• Hurricane Branch
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Hurricane Branch is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane Branch
• Justiceville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Justiceville is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justiceville
• Liberty
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Liberty is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
• Lick Creek Station
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Lick Creek Station is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Creek Station
• Lower Greasy Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Lower Greasy Creek is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Greasy Creek
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Marrowbone
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Marrowbone is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone
  • Phyllis
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Phyllis is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phyllis
  • Raccoon
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Raccoon is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raccoon
  • Red Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Red Creek is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Creek
  • Republic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Republic is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republic
  • Woodside
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Woodside is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside

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

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

• Pikeville, which is the Seat of Pike County, lies just to the West Northwest.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 144 miles [231.7 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Jonkan to Frankfort, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 307 miles [494.1 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 6,185 miles [9,953.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,898 miles [11,101.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,773 miles [7,681.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'