Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Tygarts Valley:
  • 38.484215, -83.031668
  • 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 Tygarts Valley

• 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 Greenup County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greenup County
  • Since Tygarts Valley is near Carter County and also Lewis County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Carter County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lewis 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 Tygarts Valley

Curious and Interesting Names Near Tygarts Valley ...

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.

• Boone Furnace
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Boone Furnace is located in Carter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone Furnace
• Brushart
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Brushart is located in Greenup County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushart
• Carter
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Carter is located in Carter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter
• Charlotte Furnace
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Charlotte Furnace is located in Carter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte Furnace
• Hopewell
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Hopewell is located in Greenup County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Hopewell
  • From Tygarts Valley to Hopewell
• Iron Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Iron Hill is located in Carter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Hill
• Load
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Load is located in Greenup County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Load
• Lynn
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Lynn is located in Greenup County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lynn
  • From Tygarts Valley to Lynn
• Poplar
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Poplar is located in Carter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar
• Wolf
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Wolf is located in Carter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Tygarts Valley and extending to:

• Greenup, which is the Seat of Greenup County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Tygarts Valley to Greenup, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 101 miles [162.5 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 three full days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 324 miles [521.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,164 miles [9,920 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,882 miles [11,075.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,757 miles [7,655.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'