Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Upper Laurel Fork:
  • 36.947337, -83.319707
  • 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 Upper Laurel Fork

• 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 Leslie County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Leslie County
  • Since Upper Laurel Fork is near Harlan County and also Perry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Harlan 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 Upper Laurel Fork

Curious and Interesting Names Near Upper Laurel Fork ...

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.

• Ages
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Ages is located in Harlan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ages
• Big Laurel
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Big Laurel is located in Harlan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Laurel
• Blackjoe
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Blackjoe is located in Harlan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackjoe
• Clovertown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Clovertown is located in Harlan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clovertown
• Divide
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Divide is located in Harlan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divide
• Elcomb
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Elcomb is located in Harlan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elcomb
• Fresh Meadows
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Fresh Meadows is located in Harlan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fresh Meadows
• Golden Ash
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Golden Ash is located in Harlan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Ash
• Keith
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Keith is located in Harlan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keith
• Laden
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Laden is located in Harlan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laden
• Lewis Creek
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Lewis Creek is located in Leslie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Creek
• Pine Mountain
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Pine Mountain is located in Harlan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mountain
• Spruce Pine
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Spruce Pine is located in Leslie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Pine
• Sunshine
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Sunshine is located in Harlan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine

How Far From Upper Laurel Fork 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 Upper Laurel Fork to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Hyden, which is the Seat of Leslie County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Upper Laurel Fork to Hyden, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 121 miles [194.7 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 367 miles [590.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,246 miles [10,052 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,959 miles [11,199.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,835 miles [7,781.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'