Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Lower Greasy Creek:
  • 37.409128, -82.458118
  • 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 Lower Greasy Creek

• 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 Lower Greasy Creek is near Floyd County and also Dickenson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Floyd 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 Lower Greasy Creek

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lower Greasy Creek ...

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.

• Crooked Creek
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Crooked Creek is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Creek
• Daniels Creek
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Daniels Creek is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels Creek
• Fishtrap
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Fishtrap is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishtrap
• Fords Branch
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Fords Branch is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fords Branch
• Garden Village
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Garden Village is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Village
• Greasy Creek
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Greasy Creek is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greasy Creek
• Hurricane Branch
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Hurricane Branch is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane Branch
• Justiceville
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Justiceville is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justiceville
• Liberty
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Liberty is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
• Marrowbone
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Marrowbone is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone
• Mayo Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Mayo Village is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo Village
• Red Creek
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Red Creek is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Creek
• Robinson Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Robinson Creek is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Creek
• Wolfpit
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Wolfpit is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfpit

How Far From Lower Greasy Creek 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 Lower Greasy Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Pikeville, which is the Seat of Pike County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 142 miles [228.5 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Lower Greasy Creek 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 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 311 miles [500.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,190 miles [9,961.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,902 miles [11,107.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,778 miles [7,689.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'