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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 Pikeville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pikeville and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Pikeville:
    • 37.478633, -82.520255
    • 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 Pikeville
  • 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 Pike County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Pike County
    • Since Pikeville is near Floyd County and also Letcher County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Floyd County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Letcher 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 Pikeville

Communities Also Named Pikeville ...

We found ten communities that are also named Pikeville.

Within Kentucky, the name Pikeville is unique.

Beyond Kentucky, we know of ten communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Jackson County
      • This Pikeville is located in Jackson County and lies 272 miles [437.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Pikeville that is located in Pike County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Pikeville.
      • Marion County
      • This Pikeville is located in Marion County and lies 385 miles [619.6 km] to the southwest of the Pikeville that is located in Pike County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Pikeville.
    • Indiana
      • Pike County
      • This Pikeville is located in Pike County and lies 256 miles [412 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Pikeville that is located in Pike County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Pikeville.
    • Mississippi
      • Chickasaw County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Pikeville [Chickasaw County].
    • New York
      • Allegany County
      • This Pikeville is located in Allegany County and lies 395 miles [635.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Pikeville that is located in Pike County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegany County community of Pikeville.
    • North Carolina
      • Wayne County
      • This Pikeville is located in Wayne County and lies 286 miles [460.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Pikeville that is located in Pike County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Pikeville.
    • Ohio
      • Darke County
      • This Pikeville is located in Darke County and lies 216 miles [347.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Pikeville that is located in Pike County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Darke County community of Pikeville.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Berks County
      • This Pikeville is located in Berks County and lies 416 miles [669.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Pikeville that is located in Pike County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berks County community of Pikeville.
    • Tennessee
      • Bledsoe County
      • This Pikeville is located in Bledsoe County and lies 196 miles [315.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Pikeville that is located in Pike County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bledsoe County community of Pikeville.
    • Wisconsin
      • Kenosha County
      • This Pikeville is located in Kenosha County and lies 452 miles [727.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Pikeville that is located in Pike County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kenosha County community of Pikeville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pikeville ...

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.

  • Big Shoal
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Big Shoal is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Shoal
  • Coal Run Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Crooked Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Crooked Creek is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Creek
  • Fords Branch
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Fords Branch is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fords Branch
  • Garden Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Garden Village is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Village
  • Little Dixie
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Little Dixie is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Dixie
  • Lower Chloe
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Lower Chloe is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Chloe
  • Mayo Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Mayo Village is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo Village
  • Pigeon
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Pigeon is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
  • Raccoon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Raccoon is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raccoon
  • Red Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Red Creek is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Creek
  • Stanley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Stanley is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
  • Titan Siding
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Titan Siding is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Titan Siding

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pikeville and extending to:

  • Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 137 miles [220.5 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Pikeville to Frankfort, with an average speed<3>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 313 miles [503.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,189 miles [9,960.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,902 miles [11,107.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,778 miles [7,689.4 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pikeville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Pikeville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Pikeville 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 Pikeville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.4786, Longitude: -82.5203    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.21 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.012 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.515 degrees.