Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Smoot Creek:
  • 37.166532, -82.859536
  • 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 Smoot Creek

• 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 Letcher County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Letcher County
  • Since Smoot Creek is near Knott County and also Perry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Knott County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Perry 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 Smoot Creek

Curious and Interesting Names Near Smoot Creek ...

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.

• Bath
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Bath is located in Knott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
• Bellcraft
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Bellcraft is located in Letcher County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellcraft
• Breeding Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Breeding Creek is located in Knott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breeding Creek
• Carbon Glow
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Carbon Glow is located in Letcher County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Glow
• Craftsville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Craftsville is located in Letcher County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craftsville
• Crown
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Crown is located in Letcher County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown
• Democrat
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Democrat is located in Letcher County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Democrat
• Hot Spot
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Hot Spot is located in Letcher County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Spot
  • Hot Spot has also been known as:
  • Hotspot
• Ice
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Ice is located in Letcher County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ice
• Jeremiah
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Jeremiah is located in Letcher County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeremiah
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jeremiah <1>
• Little Colly
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Little Colly is located in Letcher County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Colly
• Lucastown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Lucastown is located in Letcher County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucastown
• Continue List   (4 more) ...
  • Marshal Branch
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Marshal Branch is located in Letcher County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshal Branch
  • Millstone
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Millstone is located in Letcher County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millstone
  • Polly
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Polly is located in Letcher County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polly
  • Redfox
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Redfox is located in Knott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfox

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Smoot Creek and extending to:

• Whitesburg, which is the Seat of Letcher County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 131 miles [210.8 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Smoot Creek to Frankfort, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 338 miles [544 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,217 miles [10,005.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,930 miles [11,152.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,805 miles [7,732.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'