Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Puncheon:
  • 37.691891, -83.190458
  • 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 Puncheon

• 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 Puncheon is near Breathitt County and also Wolfe 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 Wolfe 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 Puncheon

Communities Also Named Puncheon ...

We found one communities that are also named Puncheon.

There is one other community in Kentucky that is also named Puncheon.

Beyond Kentucky.

• Communities Located In Kentucky ...
  • Knott County
    • This Puncheon is located in Knott County and lies 34 miles [54.7 km]<1> to the southeast of the Puncheon that is located in Magoffin County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knott County community of Puncheon.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Puncheon ...

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.

• Craft Fork
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Craft Fork is located in Magoffin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craft Fork
• Dale
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Dale is located in Magoffin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
• Fritz
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Fritz is located in Magoffin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fritz
• Gullett
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Gullett is located in Magoffin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gullett
• Mountain Valley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Mountain Valley is located in Breathitt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Valley
• Right Middle Fork
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Right Middle Fork is located in Magoffin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Right Middle Fork
• Wheel Rim
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Wheel Rim is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheel Rim
• Wheelrim Fork
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Wheelrim Fork is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelrim Fork
• Wolf Pen
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Wolf Pen is located in Wolfe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Pen

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

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

• Salyersville, which is the Seat of Magoffin County, lies just to the East Northeast.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 98 miles [157.7 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Puncheon 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 three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 343 miles [552 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,207 miles [9,989.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,922 miles [11,139.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,798 miles [7,721.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'