Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Right Fork of Meathouse, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Right Fork of Meathouse and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Right Fork of Meathouse

• 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 Right Fork of Meathouse:
  • 37.562949, -82.313407
  • 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 Right Fork of Meathouse

• 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 Right Fork of Meathouse is near Mingo County and also Martin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mingo County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Martin 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 Right Fork of Meathouse

Curious and Interesting Names Near Right Fork of Meathouse ...

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.

• Blackburn Bottom
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Blackburn Bottom is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn Bottom
• Canada
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Canada is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canada <1>
• Grassy Branch
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Grassy Branch is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Branch
• Hardy
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hardy is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
• Meathouse
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Meathouse is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meathouse
• Narrows Branch
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Narrows Branch is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows Branch
• New Camp
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • New Camp is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Camp
• Pigeon Roost
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Pigeon Roost is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Roost
• Ransom
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Ransom is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom
• Road Fork
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Road Fork is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Road Fork
• Stone
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Stone is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
• Stringtown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Stringtown is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
• Tom Ray
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Tom Ray is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tom Ray
• Upper Dick
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Upper Dick is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Dick

How Far From Right Fork of Meathouse 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 Right Fork of Meathouse to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Right Fork of Meathouse and extending to:

• Pikeville, which is the Seat of Pike County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Right Fork of Meathouse to Pikeville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 146 miles [235 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 300 miles [482.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,177 miles [9,940.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,889 miles [11,086.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,765 miles [7,668.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'