Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Sandlick:
  • 37.894559, -83.016238
  • 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 Sandlick

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lower Sandlick ...

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.

• Coffee Creek
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Coffee Creek is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Creek
• Dingus
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Dingus is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingus
• Ever
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Ever is located in Magoffin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ever
• Flat Fork
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Flat Fork is located in Magoffin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Fork
• Grayfox
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Grayfox is located in Magoffin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayfox
• Lacey
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Lacey is located in Magoffin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
• Lost Creek
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Lost Creek is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
• Redbush
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Redbush is located in Johnson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbush
• Relief
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Relief is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relief
• Silverhill
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Silverhill is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverhill
• Upper Sandlick
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Upper Sandlick is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Sandlick

How Far From Lower Sandlick 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 Lower Sandlick 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 Sandlick and extending to:

• West Liberty, which is the Seat of Morgan County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Lower Sandlick to West Liberty, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 103 miles [165.8 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 330 miles [531.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,191 miles [9,963.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,906 miles [11,114.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,782 miles [7,695.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'