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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 Lowe, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lowe 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 Lowe:
    • 37.654777, -82.503388
    • 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 Lowe
  • 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 Pike County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Pike County
    • Since Lowe is near Martin County and also Floyd County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Martin County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Floyd 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 Lowe

Communities Also Named Lowe ...

We found twelve communities that are also named Lowe.

Within Kentucky, the name Lowe is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Madison County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Lowe [Madison County].
    • Colorado
      • Weld County
      • This Lowe is located in Weld County and lies 1,197 miles [1,926.4 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Lowe that is located in Pike County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weld County community of Lowe.
    • Delaware
      • Sussex County
      • This Lowe is located in Sussex County and lies 384 miles [618 km]<2> to the east of the Lowe that is located in Pike County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Lowe.
    • Georgia
      • Macon County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Lowe [Macon County].
    • Kansas
      • Chautauqua County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Lowe [Chautauqua County].
      • Elk County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Lowe [Elk County].
      • Finney County
      • This Lowe is located in Finney County and lies 1,006 miles [1,619 km]<2> to the west of the Lowe that is located in Pike County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Finney County community of Lowe.
    • North Carolina
      • Robeson County
      • This Lowe is located in Robeson County and lies 281 miles [452.2 km]<2> to the southeast of the Lowe that is located in Pike County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Robeson County community of Lowe.
    • Tennessee
      • Rutherford County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Lowe [Rutherford County].
    • Texas
      • Mitchell County
      • This Lowe is located in Mitchell County and lies 1,102 miles [1,773.5 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Lowe that is located in Pike County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mitchell County community of Lowe.
      • Upshur County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Lowe [Upshur County].
    • West Virginia
      • Mercer County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Lowe [Mercer County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lowe ...

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.

  • Blackburn Bottom
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Blackburn Bottom is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn Bottom
  • Broad Bottom
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Broad Bottom is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Bottom
  • Joes Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Joes Creek is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joes Creek
  • Laura
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Laura is located in Martin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laura
  • Rural
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Rural is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural
  • Threeforks
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Threeforks is located in Martin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Threeforks
  • Tom Ray
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Tom Ray is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tom Ray
  • Upper Dick
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Upper Dick is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Dick
  • Upper Turkey
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Upper Turkey is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Turkey
  • Wonder
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Wonder is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wonder

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

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

  • Pikeville, which is the Seat of Pike County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Lowe to Pikeville, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 134 miles [215.7 km] to the west northwest (WNW). 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 308 miles [495.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,181 miles [9,947.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,894 miles [11,094.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,769 miles [7,675 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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 Lowe, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lowe) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Lowe 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.
<4>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.
<5>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 Lowe 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 Lowe. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6548, Longitude: -82.5034       In this case, the coordinates for Lowe have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.199 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.025 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.454 degrees.