Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Ulvah, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ulvah and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Ulvah
- 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 Ulvah:
- 37.127873, -83.052110
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Ulvah
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Letcher County
- Since Ulvah is near Perry County and also Knott County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Perry County
- eBird sighting report for Knott 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ulvah ...
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.
- Acup
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acup
- Acup is located in Perry County
- Breeding Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Breeding Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breeding Creek
- Breeding Creek is located in Knott County
- Carbon Glow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carbon Glow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Glow
- Carbon Glow is located in Letcher County
- Cody
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Daisy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Defeated Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Defeated Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defeated Creek
- Defeated Creek is located in Letcher County
- Defiance
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Happy
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Hot Spot
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Spot
- Hot Spot is located in Letcher County
- Hot Spot has also been known as:
- Hotspot
- Indian Bottom
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Bottom have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Bottom
- Indian Bottom is located in Letcher County
- Jeff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jeff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeff
- Jeff is located in Perry County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jeff <2>
- Jeremiah
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jeremiah have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeremiah
- Jeremiah is located in Letcher County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jeremiah <2>
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- Kodak
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Sassafras
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sassafras have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Sassafras is located in Knott County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sassafras <2>
- Skyline
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Turkey Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turkey Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Creek
- Turkey Creek is located in Letcher County
- Viper
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kodak
How Far From Ulvah 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 Ulvah to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Ulvah and extending to:
- Whitesburg, which is the Seat of Letcher County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Ulvah to Whitesburg, with an average speed<4> 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 124 miles [199.6 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 349 miles [561.7 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,227 miles [10,021.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,940 miles [11,168.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,815 miles [7,749 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ulvah. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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- Ulvah) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ulvah. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.1279, Longitude: -83.0521 In this case, the coordinates for Ulvah have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Ulvah to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.532 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.33 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.844 degrees. |