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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 Lula, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lula 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 Lula:
- 36.900293, -85.045600
- 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 Lula
- 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 Russell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Russell County
- Since Lula is near Wayne County and also Clinton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clinton 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 Lula
Communities Also Named Lula ...
We found eight communities that are also named Lula.
Within Kentucky, the name Lula is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Hall County
- This Lula is located in Hall County and lies 189 miles [304.2 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Lula that is located in Russell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hall County community of Lula.
- Louisiana
- Assumption Parish
- This Lula is located in Assumption Parish and lies 586 miles [943.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Lula that is located in Russell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Assumption Parish community of Lula.
- De Soto Parish
- This Lula is located in De Soto Parish and lies 606 miles [975.3 km] to the west southwest of the Lula that is located in Russell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the De Soto Parish community of Lula.
- Mississippi
- Coahoma County
- This Lula is located in Coahoma County and lies 348 miles [560.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Lula that is located in Russell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coahoma County community of Lula.
- Tunica County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Lula [Tunica County].
- Oklahoma
- Pontotoc County
- This Lula is located in Pontotoc County and lies 655 miles [1,054.1 km]<1> to the west of the Lula that is located in Russell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pontotoc County community of Lula.
- Tennessee
- Chester County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Lula [Chester County].
- Virginia
- Charlotte County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Lula [Charlotte County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lula ...
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.
- Aaron
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Aaron is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aaron
- Alpha
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Alpha is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Bryan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bryan is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan
- Creelsboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Creelsboro is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creelsboro
- Freedom
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Frisby
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Frisby is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisby
- Helm
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Helm is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helm
- Indian Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Hills is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Jamestown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Long Bottom
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Manntown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Manntown is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manntown
- Rose Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rose Crossroads is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Crossroads
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Seventy Six
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Seventy Six is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seventy Six
- Short Mountain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Short Mountain is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Mountain
- Stokes ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Susie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Susie is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susie
- Wait
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Wait is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wait
- Whittle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Whittle is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittle
How Far From Lula 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 Lula to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Lula once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Lula and extending to:
- Jamestown, which is the Seat of Russell County, lies just to the North.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 90 miles [144.8 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Lula to Frankfort, with an average speed<5>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 6 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 457 miles [735.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,319 miles [10,169.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,036 miles [11,323.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,911 miles [7,903.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lula) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Lula 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. |
| <3> | 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 Lula, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Lula 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 Lula. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.9003, Longitude: -85.0456 |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.746 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.689 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.757 degrees. |
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