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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 Pecks Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pecks Creek 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 Pecks Creek:
- 37.819980, -83.832120
- 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 Pecks Creek
- 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 Powell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Powell County
- Since Pecks Creek is near Estill County and also Menifee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Estill County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Menifee 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 Pecks Creek
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pecks Creek ...
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.
- Cat Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cat Creek is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cat Creek
- Clay City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Crow
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Crow is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow
- Furnace
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Furnace is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace
- Happy Top
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Happy Top is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Top
- Hemlock Lodge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hemlock Lodge is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock Lodge
- Judy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Judy is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judy
- Marbleyard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Marbleyard is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marbleyard
- Mountain Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mountain Spring is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Spring
- Paint Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Paint Creek is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Creek
- Piggville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Piggville is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piggville
- Pilot
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pilot is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot
- Waltersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Waltersville is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltersville
How Far From Pecks Creek 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 Pecks Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Pecks Creek and extending to:
- Stanton, which is the Seat of Powell County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 62 miles [99.8 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Pecks Creek to Frankfort, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 375 miles [603.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,227 miles [10,021.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,945 miles [11,176.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,820 miles [7,757 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pecks Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Pecks Creek 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 Pecks Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8200, Longitude: -83.8321 In this case, the coordinates for Pecks Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.01 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.977 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.978 degrees. |
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