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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Maytown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Maytown and the surrounding area.
- 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 Maytown:
- 37.532948, -82.791339
- 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 Maytown
- 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Floyd County
- Since Maytown is near Knott County and also Magoffin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Knott County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Maytown
Communities Also Named Maytown ...
We found eight communities that are also named Maytown.
There is one other community in Kentucky that is also named Maytown.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Kentucky ...
- Morgan County
- This Maytown is located in Morgan County and lies 43 miles [69.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Maytown that is located in Floyd County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Maytown.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Jefferson County
- This Maytown is located in Jefferson County and lies 362 miles [582.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Maytown that is located in Floyd County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Maytown.
- Florida
- Volusia County
- This Maytown is located in Volusia County and lies 611 miles [983.3 km]<1> to the south of the Maytown that is located in Floyd County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Volusia County community of Maytown.
- Illinois
- Lee County
- This Maytown is located in Lee County and lies 449 miles [722.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Maytown that is located in Floyd County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Maytown.
- Pennsylvania
- Lancaster County
- This Maytown is located in Lancaster County and lies 377 miles [606.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Maytown that is located in Floyd County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Maytown.
- York County
- This Maytown is located in York County and lies 364 miles [585.8 km] to the east northeast of the Maytown that is located in Floyd County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Maytown.
- Virginia
- Wise County
- This Maytown is located in Wise County and lies 44 miles [70.8 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Maytown that is located in Floyd County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wise County community of Maytown.
- Washington
- Thurston County
- This Maytown is located in Thurston County and lies 2,126 miles [3,421.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Maytown that is located in Floyd County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Thurston County community of Maytown.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Maytown ...
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.
- Blue Moon
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Dana
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Dana is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Drift
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Drift is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drift
- Eastern
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Eastern is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastern
- Hippo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hippo is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hippo
- Hueysville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hunter
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hunter is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Martin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Midas
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Midas is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midas
- Minnie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Porter Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Porter Junction is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Junction
- Printer
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pyramid
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pyramid is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyramid
How Far From Maytown to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Maytown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Maytown and extending to:
- Prestonsburg, which is the Seat of Floyd County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Maytown to Prestonsburg, 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 122 miles [196.3 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 326 miles [524.6 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,198 miles [9,974.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,912 miles [11,123.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,787 miles [7,703.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Maytown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Maytown to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Maytown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5329, Longitude: -82.7913 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.374 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.208 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.614 degrees. |
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