Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Kimper:
  • 37.497797, -82.349757
  • 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 Kimper

• 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 Kimper is near Mingo County and also Buchanan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mingo County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Buchanan 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 Kimper

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kimper ...

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.

• Blackburn Bottom
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Blackburn Bottom is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn Bottom
• Canada
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Canada is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canada <1>
• Fishtrap
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Fishtrap is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishtrap
• Grassy Branch
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Grassy Branch is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Branch
• Hurricane Branch
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Hurricane Branch is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane Branch
• Lick Creek Station
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Lick Creek Station is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Creek Station
• Phyllis
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Phyllis is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phyllis
• Pigeon Roost
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Pigeon Roost is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Roost
• Raccoon
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Raccoon is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raccoon
• Red Creek
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Red Creek is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Creek
• Stone
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Stone is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
• Upper Dick
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Upper Dick is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Dick
• Woodside
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Woodside is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside

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

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

• Pikeville, which is the Seat of Pike County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Kimper to Pikeville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 145 miles [233.4 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 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 304 miles [489.2 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,181 miles [9,947.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,894 miles [11,094.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,769 miles [7,675 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'