Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Toler:
  • 37.638158, -82.252684
  • 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 Toler

• 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 Toler is near Mingo County and also Logan 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 Logan 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 Toler

Curious and Interesting Names Near Toler ...

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.

• Canada
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Canada is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canada <1>
• Cinderella
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Cinderella is located in Mingo County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinderella
• Goodman
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Goodman is located in Mingo County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodman
• Goody
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Goody is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goody
• Hardy
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Hardy is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
• Meathouse
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Meathouse is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meathouse
• Narrows Branch
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Narrows Branch is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows Branch
• New Camp
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • New Camp is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Camp
• Pigeon Roost
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Pigeon Roost is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Roost
• Road Fork
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Road Fork is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Road Fork
• Stone
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Stone is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
• Stringtown
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Stringtown is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
• Turkey Creek
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Turkey Creek is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Creek

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

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

• Pikeville, which is the Seat of Pike County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Toler to Pikeville, with an average speed<3> 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 147 miles [236.6 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 295 miles [474.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
• The shortest distance<4> 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).<5>
• 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).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,759 miles [7,658.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'