Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Minefork:
  • 37.863424, -83.011835
  • 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 Minefork

• 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 Magoffin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Magoffin County
  • Since Minefork is near Morgan County and also Johnson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Johnson 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 Minefork

Curious and Interesting Names Near Minefork ...

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.

• Coffee Creek
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Coffee Creek is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Creek
• Ever
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Ever is located in Magoffin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ever
• Flat Fork
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Flat Fork is located in Magoffin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Fork
• Grayfox
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Grayfox is located in Magoffin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayfox
• Lacey
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Lacey is located in Magoffin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
• Lost Creek
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Lost Creek is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
• Lower Sandlick
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Lower Sandlick is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Sandlick
• Silverhill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Silverhill is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverhill
• Upper Sandlick
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Upper Sandlick is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Sandlick

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

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

• Salyersville, which is the Seat of Magoffin County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 103 miles [165.8 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Minefork to Frankfort, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 4 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 331 miles [532.7 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,192 miles [9,965.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,907 miles [11,115.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,783 miles [7,697.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'