Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Neon, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Neon and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Neon
- 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 Neon:
- 37.191491, -82.713491
- 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 Neon
- 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 Letcher County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Letcher County
- Since Neon is near Pike County and also Wise County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Pike County
- eBird sighting report for Wise 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Neon ...
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.
- Beefhide
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Bottom Fork
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bottom Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bottom Fork
- Bottom Fork is located in Letcher County
- Bucklick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Craftsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Craftsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craftsville
- Craftsville is located in Letcher County
- Democrat
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Haymond
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Hemphill
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemphill
- Hemphill is located in Letcher County
- Hemphill has also been known as:
- Jackhorn
- Jenkins
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
- Jenkins is located in Letcher County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,895 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jenkins <2>
- Lucastown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Millstone
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Neon Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neon Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neon Junction
- Neon Junction is located in Letcher County
- Potters Fork
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Potters Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potters Fork
- Potters Fork is located in Letcher County
How Far From Neon 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 Neon to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Neon and extending to:
- Whitesburg, which is the Seat of Letcher County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 136 miles [218.9 km]<3> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Neon to Frankfort, with an average speed<4>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 330 miles [531.1 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,210 miles [9,994 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,922 miles [11,139.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,798 miles [7,721.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Neon. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Neon) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Neon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.1915, Longitude: -82.7135 In this case, the coordinates for Neon have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Neon to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.328 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.105 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.682 degrees. |