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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • 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 Lawton:
    • 38.266925, -83.220776
    • 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 Lawton
  • 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 Lawton ...

We found nineteen communities that share the name Lawton.

Within Kentucky, the name Lawton is unique.

Beyond Kentucky, we know of another nineteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Burke 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 Georgia community of Lawton [Burke County].
      • Jenkins County
      • This Lawton is located in Jenkins County and lies 379 miles [609.9 km]<2> to the south of the Lawton that is located in Carter County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jenkins County community of Lawton.
      • Lowndes County
      • This Lawton is located in Lowndes County and lies 514 miles [827.2 km] to the south of the Lawton that is located in Carter County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lowndes County community of Lawton.
    • Indiana
      • Pulaski County
      • This Lawton is located in Pulaski County and lies 262 miles [421.6 km]<2> to the northwest of the Lawton that is located in Carter County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pulaski County community of Lawton.
    • Iowa
      • Woodbury County
      • This Lawton is located in Woodbury County and lies 740 miles [1,190.9 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Lawton that is located in Carter County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Woodbury County community of Lawton.
    • Kansas
      • Cherokee County
      • This Lawton is located in Cherokee County and lies 627 miles [1,009.1 km]<2> to the west of the Lawton that is located in Carter County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Lawton.
    • Michigan
      • Van Buren County
      • This Lawton is located in Van Buren County and lies 302 miles [486 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Lawton that is located in Carter County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Van Buren County community of Lawton.
    • Nevada
      • Washoe County
      • This Lawton is located in Washoe County and lies 1,959 miles [3,152.7 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Lawton that is located in Carter County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washoe County community of Lawton.
    • New York
      • Orange 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 New York community of Lawton [Orange County].
    • North Dakota
      • Ramsey County
      • This Lawton is located in Ramsey County and lies 1,026 miles [1,651.2 km]<2> to the northwest of the Lawton that is located in Carter County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ramsey County community of Lawton.
    • Ohio
      • Muskingum 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 Ohio community of Lawton [Muskingum County].
    • Oklahoma
      • Comanche County
      • This Lawton is located in Comanche County and lies 879 miles [1,414.6 km]<2> to the west of the Lawton that is located in Carter County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Comanche County community of Lawton.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Philadelphia 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 Pennsylvania community of Lawton [Philadelphia County].
      • Susquehanna County
      • This Lawton is located in Susquehanna County and lies 449 miles [722.6 km]<2> to the northeast of the Lawton that is located in Carter County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Susquehanna County community of Lawton.
    • South Carolina
      • Beaufort County
      • This Lawton is located in Beaufort County and lies 444 miles [714.5 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Lawton that is located in Carter County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaufort County community of Lawton.
    • Tennessee
      • McNairy 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 Tennessee community of Lawton [McNairy County].
    • Washington
      • King County
      • This Lawton is located in King County and lies 2,058 miles [3,312 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Lawton that is located in Carter County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Lawton.
    • West Virginia
      • Fayette County
      • This Lawton is located in Fayette County and lies 124 miles [199.6 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Lawton that is located in Carter County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Lawton.
    • Wisconsin
      • Pierce County
      • This Lawton is located in Pierce County and lies 653 miles [1,050.9 km]<2> to the northwest of the Lawton that is located in Carter County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pierce County community of Lawton.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lawton ...

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.

  • Beartown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beartown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
    • Beartown is located in Elliott County
  • Cold Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cold Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
    • Cold Springs is located in Carter County
  • Enterprise
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enterprise have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
    • Enterprise is located in Carter County
  • Globe
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Globe have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
    • Globe is located in Carter County
  • Jacobs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jacobs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs
    • Jacobs is located in Carter County
  • Limestone
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Limestone have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
    • Limestone is located in Carter County
  • Mountain Top
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Top have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Top
    • Mountain Top is located in Carter County
  • Reeder
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reeder have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeder
    • Reeder is located in Carter County
  • Rose Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
    • Rose Hill is located in Carter County
  • Shady Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
    • Shady Grove is located in Elliott County
  • Sideway
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sideway have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sideway
    • Sideway is located in Elliott County
  • Silica
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silica have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silica
    • Silica is located in Carter County
  • Soldier
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Soldier have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldier
    • Soldier is located in Carter County

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

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

  • Grayson, which is the Seat of Carter County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Lawton to Grayson, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day 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 89 miles [143.2 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 336 miles [540.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 19 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,182 miles [9,949 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,899 miles [11,102.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,775 miles [7,684.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lawton. 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Lawton 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- Lawton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lawton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2669, Longitude: -83.2208    
<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 Lawton, 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 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.
<6>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 Lawton to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.633 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.611 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.579 degrees.









 

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