Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Lambric, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lambric and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Lambric
- 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 Lambric:
- 37.568705, -83.130449
- 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 Lambric
- 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 Breathitt County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Breathitt County
- Since Lambric is near Magoffin County and also Knott County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Magoffin County
- eBird sighting report for Knott 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lambric ...
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.
- Baker Camp
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baker Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Camp
- Baker Camp is located in Knott County
- Carver
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Craft Fork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Craft Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craft Fork
- Craft Fork is located in Magoffin County
- Decoy
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Elmrock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Fredville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Fritz
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Guage
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Mountain Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Valley
- Mountain Valley is located in Breathitt County
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Noble
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Press
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Right Middle Fork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Right Middle Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Right Middle Fork
- Right Middle Fork is located in Magoffin County
- Sublett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublett
- Sublett is located in Magoffin County
- Tiptop
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Waldo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Noble
How Far From Lambric 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 Lambric to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Lambric and extending to:
- Jackson, which is the Seat of Breathitt County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Lambric to Jackson, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 104 miles [167.4 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 342 miles [550.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,210 miles [9,994 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,925 miles [11,144.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,800 miles [7,724.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lambric. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <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- Lambric) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lambric. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5687, Longitude: -83.1304 In this case, the coordinates for Lambric have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Lambric to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.58 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.449 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.748 degrees. |