Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Lick Creek Station:
  • 37.408995, -82.319311
  • 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 Lick Creek Station

• 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 Lick Creek Station is near Buchanan County and also Dickenson 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 Dickenson 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 Lick Creek Station

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lick Creek Station ...

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.

• Fedscreek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Fedscreek is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fedscreek
• Fishtrap
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Fishtrap is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishtrap
• Honey Fork
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Honey Fork is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Fork
• Hurricane Branch
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hurricane Branch is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane Branch
• Lick Creek
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Lick Creek is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Creek
• Marrowbone
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Marrowbone is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone
• Mikegrady
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Mikegrady is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mikegrady
• Motley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Motley is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motley
• Phyllis
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Phyllis is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phyllis
• Republic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Republic is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republic
• Road Junction
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Road Junction is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Road Junction
• Woodside
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Woodside is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside

How Far From Lick Creek Station to ...

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

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

• Pikeville, which is the Seat of Pike County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Lick Creek Station to Pikeville, with an average speed<2> 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 149 miles [239.8 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,184 miles [9,952.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,896 miles [11,098 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,772 miles [7,679.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'