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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 Skaggs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Skaggs 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 Skaggs:
- 38.005811, -82.948743
- 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 Skaggs
- 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 Lawrence County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
- Since Skaggs is near Johnson County and also Elliott County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Johnson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Elliott 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 Skaggs
Communities Also Named Skaggs ...
We found three communities that are also named Skaggs.
There is one other community in Kentucky that is also named Skaggs.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Kentucky ...
- Magoffin County
- This Skaggs is located in Magoffin County and lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Skaggs that is located in Lawrence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Magoffin County community of Skaggs.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Randolph County
- This Skaggs is located in Randolph County and lies 454 miles [730.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Skaggs that is located in Lawrence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Skaggs.
- Montana
- Fergus 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 Montana community of Skaggs [Fergus County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Skaggs ...
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.
- Blaine
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Flatgap
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Little Fork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Little Fork is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Fork
- Martha
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Moon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Moon is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon
- Redbush
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Relief
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Relief is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relief
- Sarah
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sarah is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarah
- Terryville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Terryville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terryville
How Far From Skaggs 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 Skaggs to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Skaggs and extending to:
- Louisa, which is the Seat of Lawrence County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Skaggs to Louisa, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 105 miles [169 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 325 miles [523 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,183 miles [9,950.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,899 miles [11,102.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,774 miles [7,683 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Skaggs) 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 Skaggs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Skaggs 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 Skaggs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0058, Longitude: -82.9487 In this case, the coordinates for Skaggs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.468 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.384 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.54 degrees. |
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