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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 Lenox, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lenox 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 Lenox:
    • 37.957309, -83.201286
    • 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 Lenox
  • 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 Morgan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan County
    • Since Lenox is near Elliott County and also Magoffin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Elliott County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Magoffin 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 Lenox

Communities Also Named Lenox ...

We found 21 communities that are also named Lenox.

Within Kentucky, the name Lenox is unique.

Beyond Kentucky, we know of 21 communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Conecuh County
      • This Lenox is located in Conecuh County and lies 509 miles [819.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Lenox that is located in Morgan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Conecuh County community of Lenox.
    • Arkansas
      • Clark County
      • This Lenox is located in Clark County and lies 616 miles [991.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Lenox that is located in Morgan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Lenox.
    • Georgia
      • Cook County
      • This Lenox is located in Cook County and lies 461 miles [741.9 km]<1> to the south of the Lenox that is located in Morgan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Lenox.
    • Iowa
      • Taylor County
      • This Lenox is located in Taylor County and lies 638 miles [1,026.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Lenox that is located in Morgan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Taylor County community of Lenox.
    • Massachusetts
      • Berkshire County
      • This Lenox is located in Berkshire County and lies 604 miles [972 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Lenox that is located in Morgan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berkshire County community of Lenox.
    • Michigan
      • Macomb County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Lenox [Macomb County].
    • Minnesota
      • Crow Wing County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Lenox [Crow Wing County].
    • Mississippi
      • Union County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Lenox [Union County].
    • Missouri
      • Dent County
      • This Lenox is located in Dent County and lies 467 miles [751.6 km]<1> to the west of the Lenox that is located in Morgan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dent County community of Lenox.
    • Montana
      • Dawson County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Lenox [Dawson County].
    • New York
      • Madison County
      • This Lenox is located in Madison County and lies 527 miles [848.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Lenox that is located in Morgan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Lenox.
    • Ohio
      • Ashtabula County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Lenox [Ashtabula County].
    • Oklahoma
      • Le Flore County
      • This Lenox is located in Le Flore County and lies 684 miles [1,100.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Lenox that is located in Morgan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Le Flore County community of Lenox.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Susquehanna County
      • This Lenox is located in Susquehanna County and lies 475 miles [764.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Lenox that is located in Morgan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Susquehanna County community of Lenox.
    • Tennessee
      • Dyer County
      • This Lenox is located in Dyer County and lies 370 miles [595.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Lenox that is located in Morgan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dyer County community of Lenox.
      • Shelby County
      • This Lenox is located in Shelby County and lies 424 miles [682.4 km] to the west southwest of the Lenox that is located in Morgan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Lenox.
    • Texas
      • Brewster County
      • This Lenox is located in Brewster County and lies 1,267 miles [2,039 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Lenox that is located in Morgan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brewster County community of Lenox.
    • Virginia
      • Norfolk City
      • This Lenox is located in Norfolk City and lies 387 miles [622.8 km]<1> to the east of the Lenox that is located in Morgan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Norfolk City community of Lenox.
      • Suffolk City
      • This Lenox is located in Suffolk City and lies 373 miles [600.3 km] to the east southeast of the Lenox that is located in Morgan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk City community of Lenox.
      • Virginia Beach City
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Lenox [Virginia Beach City].
    • West Virginia
      • Preston County
      • This Lenox is located in Preston County and lies 223 miles [358.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Lenox that is located in Morgan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Preston County community of Lenox.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lenox ...

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.

  • Crockett
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Crockett is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett
  • Dingus
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Dingus is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingus
  • Elkfork
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Elkfork is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkfork
  • Gordon Ford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Gordon Ford is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Ford
  • Index
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Index is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Index
  • Jones Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jones Creek is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Creek
  • Liberty Road
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Liberty Road is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Road
  • Licking River
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Licking River is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Licking River
  • Neal Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Neal Valley is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal Valley
  • Pomp
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Pomp is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomp
  • Redwine
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Redwine is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwine
  • Rush Branch
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Rush Branch is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Branch

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

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

  • West Liberty, which is the Seat of Morgan County, lies just to the Southwest.
  • Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 92 miles [148.1 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Lenox to Frankfort, with an average speed<3>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 339 miles [545.6 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 6,195 miles [9,969.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,912 miles [11,123.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,787 miles [7,703.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lenox) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Lenox 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.
<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 Lenox to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lenox. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.9573, Longitude: -83.2013       In this case, the coordinates for Lenox have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.623 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.554 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.663 degrees.