Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Lily, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lily and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Lily
- 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 Lily:
- 37.024036, -84.075338
- 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 Lily
- 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 Laurel County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Laurel County
- Since Lily is near Knox County and also Whitley County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Knox County
- eBird sighting report for Whitley 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
Communities Also Named Lily ...
We found eight communities that share the name Lily.
Within Kentucky, the name Lily is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Colorado
- Florida
- Kansas
- Morris County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Lily [Morris County].
- Morton County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Lily [Morton County].
- South Dakota
- Clark County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Dakota community of Lily [Clark County].
- Day County
- This Lily is located in Day County and lies 902 miles [1,451.6 km]<2> to the northwest of the Lily that is located in Laurel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Day County community of Lily.
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lily ...
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.
- Boreing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Camp Grounds
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camp Grounds have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Grounds
- Camp Grounds is located in Knox County
- Gray
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
- Gray is located in Knox County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gray <5>
- Hightop
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Hopewell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Hopewell is located in Laurel County
- London
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
- London is located in Laurel County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,072 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for London <5>
- Maplesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maplesville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplesville
- Maplesville is located in Laurel County
- Sublimity City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sublimity City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublimity City
- Sublimity City is located in Laurel County
How Far From Lily 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 Lily to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lily and extending to:
- London, which is the Seat of Laurel County, lies just to the North.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 92 miles [148.1 km]<2> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Lily to Frankfort, with an average speed<6>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 most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 404 miles [650.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,274 miles [10,097 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,989 miles [11,247.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,864 miles [7,827.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lily. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Lily could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Lily) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lily. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.0240, Longitude: -84.0753 |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Lily, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Lily to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.154 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.027 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.309 degrees. |