Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Wray Gap:
  • 36.788127, -84.851612
  • 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 Wray Gap

• 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 Wayne County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne County
  • Since Wray Gap is near Clinton County and also McCreary County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clinton County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for McCreary 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 Wray Gap

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wray Gap ...

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.

• Alpha
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Alpha is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
• Barrier
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Barrier is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrier
• Cooper
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Cooper is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
• Frisby
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Frisby is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisby
• Gapcreek
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Gapcreek is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gapcreek
• Gregory
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Gregory is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
• Griffin
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Griffin is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
• Oil Valley
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Oil Valley is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Valley
• Powersburg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Powersburg is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powersburg
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Rockybranch
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Rockybranch is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockybranch
  • Short Mountain
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Short Mountain is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Mountain
  • Slickford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Slickford is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickford
  • Susie
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Susie is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susie
  • Wait
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Wait is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wait
  • Windy
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Windy is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy

How Far From Wray Gap to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Wray Gap to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Monticello, which is the Seat of Wayne County, lies just to the North.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 97 miles [156.1 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Wray Gap to Frankfort, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 450 miles [724.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,317 miles [10,166.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,033 miles [11,318.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,908 miles [7,898.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'