Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Lower Buffalo, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lower Buffalo and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Lower Buffalo

• 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 Lower Buffalo:
  • 37.527865, -83.687692
  • 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 Lower Buffalo

• 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 Lee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lee County
  • Since Lower Buffalo is near Owsley County and also Breathitt County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Owsley County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Breathitt 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 Lower Buffalo

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lower Buffalo ...

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.

• Chestnut Gap
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Chestnut Gap is located in Owsley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Gap
• Cowcreek
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Cowcreek is located in Owsley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowcreek
• Harris
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Harris is located in Estill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
• Jetts Creek
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jetts Creek is located in Breathitt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jetts Creek
• Levi
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Levi is located in Owsley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levi
• Lone
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Lone is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone
• Major
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Major is located in Owsley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Major
• Stay
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Stay is located in Owsley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stay
• Travellers Rest
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Travellers Rest is located in Owsley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travellers Rest
• Willow
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Willow is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow
• Yellow Rock
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Yellow Rock is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Rock

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Lower Buffalo and extending to:

• Beattyville, which is the Seat of Lee County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 79 miles [127.1 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Lower Buffalo to Frankfort, with an average speed<2>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 5 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 372 miles [598.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,235 miles [10,034.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• 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).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,826 miles [7,766.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'