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.
  • Open 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:
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Magoffin County
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Lambric

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)
  • Baker Camp is located in Knott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Camp
• Carver
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Carver is located in Magoffin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carver
• Craft Fork
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Craft Fork is located in Magoffin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craft Fork
• Decoy
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Decoy is located in Knott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decoy
• Elmrock
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Elmrock is located in Knott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmrock
• Fredville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Fredville is located in Magoffin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredville
• Fritz
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Fritz is located in Magoffin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fritz
• Guage
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Guage is located in Breathitt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guage
• Mountain Valley
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Mountain Valley is located in Breathitt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Valley
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Noble
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Noble is located in Breathitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble
  • Press
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Press is located in Breathitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Press
  • Right Middle Fork
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Right Middle Fork is located in Magoffin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Right Middle Fork
  • Sublett
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Sublett is located in Magoffin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublett
  • Tiptop
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Tiptop is located in Magoffin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiptop
  • Waldo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Waldo is located in Magoffin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo

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

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

• Jackson, which is the Seat of Breathitt County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Lambric to Jackson, with an average speed<2> 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<3> 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).<4>
• 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).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,800 miles [7,724.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'