Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Lucky, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lucky and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Lucky
- 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 Lucky:
- 36.737029, -84.072154
- 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 Lucky
- 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 Whitley County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Whitley County
- Since Lucky is near Knox County and also Bell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Knox County
- eBird sighting report for Bell 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 Lucky ...
We found six communities that share the name Lucky.
Within Kentucky, the name Lucky is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Louisiana
- New Mexico
- Pennsylvania
- Tennessee
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lucky ...
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.
- Balltown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Carpenter
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Dixie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Goldbug
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Liberty
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Mountain Ash
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Ash have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Ash
- Mountain Ash is located in Whitley County
- Packard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Pleasant View
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Pleasant View is located in Whitley County
- Rain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Red Ash
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Redbird
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
How Far From Lucky 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 Lucky to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lucky and extending to:
- Williamsburg, which is the Seat of Whitley County, lies just to the West.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 110 miles [177 km]<2> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Lucky to Frankfort, with an average speed<4>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 411 miles [661.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 24 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,287 miles [10,117.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,001 miles [11,267 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,876 miles [7,847.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lucky. 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 Lucky, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lucky) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lucky. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.7370, Longitude: -84.0722 In this case, the coordinates for Lucky 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 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 Lucky to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.148 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.98 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.387 degrees. |