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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 Seitz, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Seitz 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 Seitz:
    • 37.695925, -83.169618
    • 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 Seitz
  • 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 Seitz 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 Seitz

Communities Also Named Seitz ...

We found one communities that are also named Seitz.

Within Kentucky, the name Seitz is unique.

Beyond Kentucky, there is another community also named Seitz in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Ohio
      • Putnam County
      • This Seitz is located in Putnam County and lies 228 miles [366.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Seitz that is located in Magoffin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Seitz.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Seitz ...

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
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Craft Fork is located in Magoffin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craft Fork
  • Dale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Dale is located in Magoffin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
  • Dixie
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Dixie is located in Magoffin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
  • Edna
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Edna is located in Magoffin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
  • Elsie
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Elsie is located in Magoffin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsie
  • Fritz
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Fritz is located in Magoffin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fritz
  • Gullett
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Gullett is located in Magoffin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gullett
  • Lakeville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Lakeville is located in Magoffin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
  • Lower Burning Fork
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Lower Burning Fork is located in Magoffin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Burning Fork
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Mason
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Mason is located in Magoffin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
    • Mountain Valley
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Mountain Valley is located in Breathitt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Valley
    • Right Middle Fork
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Right Middle Fork is located in Magoffin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Right Middle Fork
    • Wheel Rim
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Wheel Rim is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheel Rim
    • Wheelrim Fork
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Wheelrim Fork is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelrim Fork
    • Wolf Pen
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Wolf Pen is located in Wolfe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Pen

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

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

  • Salyersville, which is the Seat of Magoffin County, lies just to the Northeast.
  • Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 99 miles [159.3 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Seitz 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 342 miles [550.4 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 6,206 miles [9,987.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,921 miles [11,138.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,797 miles [7,720 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Seitz) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Seitz 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 Seitz. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6959, Longitude: -83.1696       In this case, the coordinates for Seitz have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.604 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.495 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.728 degrees.