Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Simers:
  • 37.463717, -82.261530
  • 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 Simers

• 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 Simers is near Buchanan County and also Mingo County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Buchanan County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mingo 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 Simers

Curious and Interesting Names Near Simers ...

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.

• Arrow
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Arrow is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrow
• Big Rock
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Big Rock is located in Buchanan County (VA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock
• Board Tree
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Board Tree is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Board Tree
• Fedscreek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Fedscreek is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fedscreek
• Fishtrap
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Fishtrap is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishtrap
• Hurricane Branch
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Hurricane Branch is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane Branch
• Jamboree
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jamboree is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamboree
• Lick Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Lick Creek is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Creek
• Lick Creek Station
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Lick Creek Station is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Creek Station
• Motley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Motley is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motley
• Paw Paw
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Paw Paw is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Paw
• Phyllis
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Phyllis is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phyllis
• Continue List   (4 more) ...
  • Ransom
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Ransom is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom
  • Republic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Republic is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republic
  • Stone
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Stone is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
  • Woodside
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Woodside is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside

How Far From Simers to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Simers to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Simers and extending to:

• Pikeville, which is the Seat of Pike County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Simers to Pikeville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 151 miles [243 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,179 miles [9,944.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,891 miles [11,090 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,767 miles [7,671.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'