Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Napfor:
  • 37.313427, -83.312123
  • 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 Napfor

• 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 Perry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Perry County
  • Since Napfor is near Breathitt County and also Leslie County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Breathitt County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Leslie 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 Napfor

Curious and Interesting Names Near Napfor ...

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.

• Airport Gardens
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Airport Gardens is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Gardens
• Busy
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Busy is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busy
• Butterfly
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Butterfly is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterfly
• Combs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Combs is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combs
• Confluence
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Confluence is located in Leslie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confluence
• Dice
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Dice is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dice
• Dunraven
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Dunraven is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunraven
• Gays Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Gays Creek is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays Creek
• Grassy
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Grassy is located in Leslie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy
• Krypton
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Krypton is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krypton
• Manuel
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Manuel is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manuel
• Ned
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Ned is located in Breathitt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ned
• Typo
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Typo is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Typo
• Wolf Coal
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Wolf Coal is located in Breathitt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Coal

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

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

• Hazard, which is the Seat of Perry County, lies just to the Southeast.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 104 miles [167.4 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Napfor 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 358 miles [576.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 21 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,229 miles [10,024.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,943 miles [11,173.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,819 miles [7,755.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'