Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Bartlick:
  • 37.247054, -82.324590
  • 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 Bartlick

• 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 Dickenson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dickenson County
  • Since Bartlick is near Pike County and also Buchanan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pike County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Buchanan 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 Bartlick

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bartlick ...

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.

• Beaver Bottom
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Beaver Bottom is located in Pike County (KY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Bottom
• Beaver Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Beaver Creek is located in Pike County (KY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
• Birchleaf
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Birchleaf is located in Dickenson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchleaf
• Cedarville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Cedarville is located in Pike County (KY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
• Elkhorn City
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Elkhorn City is located in Pike County (KY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 874 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkhorn City <1>
• Federal
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Federal is located in Pike County (KY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal
• Kettlecamp
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Kettlecamp is located in Pike County (KY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettlecamp
• Mart
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Mart is located in Dickenson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mart
• Mikegrady
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Mikegrady is located in Pike County (KY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mikegrady
• Tarpon
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Tarpon is located in Dickenson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarpon

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

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

• Clintwood, which is the Seat of Dickenson County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Bartlick to Clintwood, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 268 miles [431.3 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 309 miles [497.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,192 miles [9,965.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,903 miles [11,109.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,779 miles [7,691.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'