Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 La Center:
  • 37.074127, -88.977620
  • 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 La Center

• 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 Ballard County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ballard County
  • Since La Center is near McCracken County and also Pulaski County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for McCracken County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pulaski 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 La Center

Communities Also Named La Center ...

We found one communities that are also named La Center.

Within Kentucky, the name La Center is unique.

Beyond Kentucky, there is another community also named La Center in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Washington
    • Clark County
    • This La Center is located in Clark County and lies 1,829 miles [2,943.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the La Center that is located in Ballard County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of La Center.

Curious and Interesting Names Near La Center ...

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.

• America
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • America is located in Pulaski County (IL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for America
• Blandville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Blandville is located in Ballard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blandville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
• Future City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Future City is located in McCracken County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Future City
• Gage
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Gage is located in Ballard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gage
• Lovelaceville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Lovelaceville is located in Ballard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelaceville
• Magee Springs
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Magee Springs is located in Carlisle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magee Springs
• Monkeys Eyebrow
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Monkeys Eyebrow is located in Ballard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monkeys Eyebrow
• Mound City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Mound City is located in Pulaski County (IL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mound City <2>
• Needmore
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Needmore is located in Ballard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
• Oscar
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Oscar is located in Ballard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oscar
• Ragland
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Ragland is located in McCracken County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragland

How Far From La Center 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 city such as La Center to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in La Center and extending to:

• Wickliffe, which is the Seat of Ballard County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from La Center to Wickliffe, 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.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 237 miles [381.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 661 miles [1,063.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,467 miles [10,407.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,194 miles [11,577.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,071 miles [8,161 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'