Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Mays Lick, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mays Lick and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Mays Lick
- 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 Mays Lick:
- 38.517475, -83.841823
- 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 Mays Lick
- 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 Mason County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Mason County
- Since Mays Lick is near Fleming County and also Robertson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Fleming County
- eBird sighting report for Robertson 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mays Lick ...
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.
- Craintown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craintown
- Craintown is located in Fleming County
- Fernleaf
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Helena
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Helena is located in Mason County
- Hill Top
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Lewisburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Manley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Marshall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Maysville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Maysville is located in Mason County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,683 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maysville <2>
- Murphysville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murphysville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphysville
- Murphysville is located in Mason County
- Orangeburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orangeburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangeburg
- Orangeburg is located in Mason County
- Plumville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Poplar Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Poplar Grove is located in Fleming County
How Far From Mays Lick 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 Mays Lick to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Mays Lick and extending to:
- Maysville, which is the Seat of Mason County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Mays Lick to Maysville, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 59 miles [95 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 367 miles [590.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,195 miles [9,969.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,915 miles [11,128.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,791 miles [7,710.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mays Lick. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mays Lick) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mays Lick. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5175, Longitude: -83.8418 |
| <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 Mays Lick 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 312.016 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.085 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.777 degrees. |