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Discover Athens in United States
Athens in the region of Kentucky is a town located in United States - some 402 mi or ( 647 km ) West of Washington , the country's capital .
Local time in Athens is now 11:50 PM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " America/New York " with a UTC offset of -4 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Madison, Athens, Becknerville, Boonesboro, and Centerville. When in this area, you might want to check out Madison . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Athens ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Lexington Kentucky's First Open Carry Picnic at Jacobson Park
August 30th 2009 was the first ever Open Carry Picnic in Lexington Kentucky at Jacobson Park, our premier city park. It was a beautiful day, and the park was packed. We had 28 people attend and we all ..
Ford Ranger aerotopper: Tuft Testing 1
Sloped truck topper is intended to reduce the aerodynamic drag on a pickup truck as compared to an uncovered bed. If achieved, the results are likely to be improved fuel economy during highway travel, ..
Raven Run (Lexington Kentucky)
Not really a motorcycle trip, but the wife wanted to go to Lexington to see her sister while she was on spring break. While there I decided to go to Raven Run for a short hike while they hung out. Her ..
Kentucky Wildcats Football Slide Show UK
Montage of highlights of the Kentucky Wildcats Football Program, back-to-back winners of the Music City Bowl in 2007 and 2008, and the pride of the BIG BLUE NATION! Go CATS! UK is #1! It's time to rol ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Boone's Creek Baptist Church
Boone's Creek Baptist Church in Lexington, Kentucky, was organized in 1785 by Elders John Taylor and John Tanner with 18 original members. Prominent among the founders were Daniel Boone's brother Samuel with wife Sarah. Their aim is to spread the glory of God from their neighbors to the nations. They do so by seeking to strengthen the people of God to share the gospel of God through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Located at 37.95 -84.36 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Boone Station
Boone Station (or Boone's Station) was a settlement in Kentucky, USA, and the home of Daniel Boone from 1779 to 1782. It was located on Boone's Creek in Fayette County, Kentucky, near present Athens which in Boone's era was called "Cross Plains". Boone moved there during the American Revolutionary War after having previously lived in Boonesborough, Kentucky. The new settlement, initially called "Boone's new station", was located on land settled in 1776 by Daniel's son Israel.
Located at 37.95 -84.36 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Becknerville, Kentucky
Becknerville is an unincorporated town in southern Clark County, Kentucky, United States. It is part of the Lexington–Fayette Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Located at 37.97 -84.28 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
WEKU
WEKU (88.9 FM), is a National Public Radio-affiliated station in Richmond, Kentucky; serving nearby Lexington. Owned by Eastern Kentucky University, it primarily features NPR news and talk programming, along with classical music from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. at night. WEKU also operates satellite stations WEKH (90.9 FM) in Hazard, WEKF (88.5 FM) in Corbin and two translators in Barbourville (96.9 FM, W245AS) and Pikeville (95.1 FM, W251AI).
Located at 37.88 -84.33 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
WVLK-FM
WVLK-FM is a radio station licensed to the community of Richmond, Kentucky, and serves the greater Lexington, Kentucky, area. The station is owned by Cumulus Media and licensed to Cumulus Licensing LLC. It airs a News/Talk/Information format. This station is currently a simulcast of sister station WVLK-AM 590 KHz in Lexington. The station has been assigned these call letters by the Federal Communications Commission since May 23, 2007. Previously, sister country station WLXX held that callsign.
Located at 37.88 -84.33 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
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