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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:
    • 37.681683, -83.033979
    • 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 Magoffin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Magoffin County
    • Since Skaggs is near Floyd County and also Johnson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Floyd County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Johnson 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 ...
    • Lawrence County
      • This Skaggs is located in Lawrence County and lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the north of the Skaggs that is located in Magoffin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Skaggs.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Randolph County
      • This Skaggs is located in Randolph County and lies 445 miles [716.2 km]<1> to the west of the Skaggs that is located in Magoffin 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.

  • Burning Fork
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Burning Fork is located in Magoffin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Fork
  • Carver
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Carver is located in Magoffin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carver
  • Craft Fork
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Craft Fork is located in Magoffin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craft Fork
  • Dixie
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Dixie is located in Magoffin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
  • Gapville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Gapville is located in Magoffin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gapville
  • Gypsy
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Gypsy is located in Magoffin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gypsy
  • Lakeville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Lakeville is located in Magoffin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
  • Lower Burning Fork
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Lower Burning Fork is located in Magoffin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Burning Fork
  • Marshallville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Marshallville is located in Magoffin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallville
  • Mashfork
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Mashfork is located in Magoffin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashfork
  • Mason
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Mason is located in Magoffin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
  • Stringtown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Stringtown is located in Magoffin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
  • Sublett
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Sublett is located in Magoffin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublett
  • Tiptop
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Tiptop is located in Magoffin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiptop

How Far From Skaggs 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 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:

  • Salyersville, which is the Seat of Magoffin County, lies just to the North Northwest.
  • Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 106 miles [170.6 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Skaggs to Frankfort, with an average speed<3>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 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 335 miles [539.1 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,201 miles [9,979.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,916 miles [11,130.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,791 miles [7,710.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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 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.
<4>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: 37.6817, Longitude: -83.0340       In this case, the coordinates for Skaggs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.521 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.398 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.673 degrees.