Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Lost City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lost City and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Lost City
- 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 Lost City:
- 36.976989, -86.904997
- 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 Lost City
- 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 Logan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Logan County
- Since Lost City is near Butler County and also Muhlenberg County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Butler County
- eBird sighting report for Muhlenberg 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
Communities Also Named Lost City ...
We found four communities that share the name Lost City.
Within Kentucky, the name Lost City is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Nevada
- Oklahoma
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lost City ...
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.
- Deer Lick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Diamond Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diamond Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Springs
- Diamond Springs is located in Logan County
- Dunmor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunmor
- Dunmor is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunmor <4>
- Edwards
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Everett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Harper Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harper Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper Crossroads
- Harper Crossroads is located in Butler County
- Henrysville ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henrysville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrysville
- Henrysville is located in Logan County
- Hollow Bill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollow Bill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow Bill
- Hollow Bill is located in Logan County
- Homer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Lewisburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
- Lewisburg is located in Logan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 807 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewisburg <4>
- Spa
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Wolf Lick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Lost City to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Lost City to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lost City and extending to:
- Russellville, which is the Seat of Logan County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Lost City to Russellville, with an average speed<5> 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 139 miles [223.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 553 miles [890 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,390 miles [10,283.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,112 miles [11,445.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,988 miles [8,027.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lost City. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Lost City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lost City) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lost City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.9770, Longitude: -86.9050 In this case, the coordinates for Lost City have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Lost City 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 313.902 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.028 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.545 degrees. |