Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Lilly's Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lilly's Ferry and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Lilly's Ferry

• 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 Lilly's Ferry:
  • 37.837466, -84.001858
  • 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 Lilly's Ferry

• 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 Estill County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Estill County
  • Since Lilly's Ferry is near Clark County and also Powell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clark County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Powell 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 Lilly's Ferry

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lilly's Ferry ...

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.

• Bogie
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Bogie is located in Estill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogie
• Clarksville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Clarksville is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
• Clay City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Clay City is located in Powell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,087 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clay City <1>
• Happy Top
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Happy Top is located in Powell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Top
• Iron Mound
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Iron Mound is located in Estill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Mound
• Log Lick
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Log Lick is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Lick
• Lone Oak
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Lone Oak is located in Powell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
• Piggville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Piggville is located in Powell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piggville
• Pine Ridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Pine Ridge is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
• Rabbit Town
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Rabbit Town is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Town
• Rightangle
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Rightangle is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rightangle
• Spout Springs
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Spout Springs is located in Estill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spout Springs
• Waltersville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Waltersville is located in Powell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltersville

How Far From Lilly's Ferry 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 Lilly's Ferry to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Lilly's Ferry and extending to:

• Irvine, which is the Seat of Estill County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Lilly's Ferry to Irvine, 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 53 miles [85.3 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 384 miles [618 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,233 miles [10,031 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,951 miles [11,186.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,826 miles [7,766.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'