Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Lost River, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lost River and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Lost River
- 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 River:
- 36.952819, -86.475270
- 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 River
- 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 Warren County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Warren County
- Since Lost River is near Simpson County and also Logan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Simpson County
- eBird sighting report for Logan 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 River ...
We found nine communities that share the name Lost River.
Within Kentucky, the name Lost River is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, eight are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alaska
- 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 Alaska community of Lost River.
- Idaho
- Butte County
- This Lost River is located in Butte County and lies 1,482 miles [2,385 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Lost River that is located in Warren County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butte County community of Lost River.
- Custer County
- This Lost River is located in Custer County and lies 1,494 miles [2,404.4 km] to the west northwest of the Lost River that is located in Warren County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Custer County community of Lost River.
- Indiana
- Martin 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 Indiana community of Lost River [Martin County].
- Orange County
- This Lost River is located in Orange County and lies 114 miles [183.5 km]<2> to the north of the Lost River that is located in Warren County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Lost River.
- New Hampshire
- Grafton County
- This Lost River is located in Grafton County and lies 911 miles [1,466.1 km]<2> to the northeast of the Lost River that is located in Warren County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grafton County community of Lost River.
- Oregon
- Klamath County
- This Lost River is located in Klamath County and lies 1,892 miles [3,044.9 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Lost River that is located in Warren County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Klamath County community of Lost River.
- Quebec
- This Lost River lies 868 miles [1,396.9 km]<2> to the northeast of the Lost River that is located in Warren County.
- West Virginia
- Hardy 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 West Virginia community of Lost River [Hardy County].
- Alaska
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lost River ...
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.
- Blue Level
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Level have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Level
- Blue Level is located in Warren County
- Bowling Green
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
- Bowling Green is located in Warren County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 70,631 people
- Former names for Bowling Green:
- Bolin Green
- McFadden's Station
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowling Green <4>
- Greenwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Indian Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Indian Hills is located in Warren County
- Plum Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plum Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Springs
- Plum Springs is located in Warren County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 542 people
- Rich Pond
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Rockfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Three Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Springs
- Three Springs is located in Warren County
How Far From Lost River 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 River to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lost River and extending to:
- Bowling Green, which is the Seat of Warren County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 122 miles [196.3 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Lost River to Frankfort, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 531 miles [854.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,374 miles [10,258 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,095 miles [11,418.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,970 miles [7,998.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lost River. 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 Lost River 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lost River) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lost River. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.9528, Longitude: -86.4753 In this case, the coordinates for Lost River 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 River 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 313.633 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.715 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.363 degrees. |