Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Manton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Manton and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Manton
- 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 Manton:
- 37.556295, -82.793673
- 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 Manton
- 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 Floyd County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Floyd County
- Since Manton is near Knott County and also Magoffin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Knott County
- eBird sighting report for Magoffin 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
Communities Also Named Manton ...
We found five communities that share the name Manton.
There is one other community in Kentucky which is also named Manton.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Kentucky ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Michigan
- Missouri
- Maries County
- Although located in Maries County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maries County community of Manton.
- Rhode Island
Curious and Interesting Names Near Manton ...
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.
- Allen
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Allen is located in Floyd County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
- Allen has also been known as:
- Beaver Creek Junction
- Beaver Creek
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allen <3>
- Dana
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Drift
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Eastern
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Hippo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Hueysville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hueysville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hueysville
- Hueysville is located in Floyd County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hueysville <3>
- Hunter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Martin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Martin is located in Floyd County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 541 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martin <3>
- Maytown
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maytown
- Maytown is located in Floyd County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Maytown
- From Manton to Maytown
- Midas
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Printer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Printer
- Printer is located in Floyd County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Printer
- From Manton to Printer
- Pyramid
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
How Far From Manton 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 Manton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<4> community of Manton once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Manton and extending to:
- Prestonsburg, which is the Seat of Floyd County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Manton to Prestonsburg, with an average speed<5> 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 121 miles [194.7 km] to the west northwest (WNW). 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 325 miles [523 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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 6,197 miles [9,973.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,911 miles [11,122.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,786 miles [7,702.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Manton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Manton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5563, Longitude: -82.7937 |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Manton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Manton 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 311.376 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.213 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.608 degrees. |