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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 Slatter Branch, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Slatter Branch 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 Slatter Branch:
- 37.690773, -82.308420
- 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 Slatter Branch
- 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 Slatter Branch 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 Slatter Branch
Curious and Interesting Names Near Slatter Branch ...
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.
- Borderland
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Borderland is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borderland
- Cinderella
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cinderella is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinderella
- Goodman
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Goodman is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodman
- Goody
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Goody is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goody
- New Camp
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- New Camp is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Camp
- Road Fork
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Road Fork is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Road Fork
- Rural
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rural is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural
- Turkey Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Turkey Creek is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Creek
How Far From Slatter Branch 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 Slatter Branch to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Slatter Branch and extending to:
- Pikeville, which is the Seat of Pike County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Slatter Branch to Pikeville, with an average speed<2> 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 five to six hours.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 144 miles [231.7 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 297 miles [478 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 6,171 miles [9,931.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,884 miles [11,078.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,759 miles [7,658.9 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 from Point A (ie- Slatter Branch) 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 Slatter Branch 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 Slatter Branch. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6908, Longitude: -82.3084 In this case, the coordinates for Slatter Branch have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.08 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.895 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.36 degrees. |
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