Kentucky Lookouts

Total known Sites - 165
Last Update - 8/16/2008

Tower Name

County

USGS Quad

Latitude

Longitude

Ownership

Status / Last Report Date

Adaburg

Ohio

Dundee

37 35 29

86 51 25

N/A

Unknown

Adams

Letcher

Mayking

Approx. 37 14 xx

Approx.
82 51 xx

N/A

Unknown

Argillite

Greenup

Argillite

38 27 39

82 48 19

N/A

Unknown

Asher

Caldwell

Olney

37 13 05

87 50 44

N/A

Unknown

Baldrock

Laurel

London SW

37 01 59

84 13 20

N/A

Removed

Baptist

Wolfe

Landsaw

37 43 35

83 28 46

N/A

Unknown

Bear Track

Lee

Cobhill

37 37 31

83 46 19

N/A

Unknown

Beech Fork

Leslie

Hoskinston

37 01 24

83 24 20

N/A

Unknown

Bell

Clay

Beverly

36 59 42

83 35 41

N/A

Unknown

Benham

Harlan

Benham

36 57 10

82 58 35

N/A

Unknown

Benton

Marshall

Hardin

36 47 51

88 21 18

N/A

Unknown

Bernheim

Bullitt

Samuels

37 54 08

85 37 39

Bernheim Arboretum & Research Forest

Standing (August 17, 2006)

Beschman

See “Putney”

Big Black

Harlan

Benham

36 54 51

82 53 38

N/A

Standing

(May 7, 2004)

Big Knob

Pulaski

Bobtown

Approx.
37 08 xx

Approx. 84 32 xx

N/A

Unknown

Bird Branch

Bell

Pineville

36 45 50

83 38 07

N/A

Unknown

Bishop

Carlisle

Arlington

36 50 44

89 04 01

N/A

Unknown

Blueball Hill

Hardin

Howe Valley

37 44 xx

86 02 xx

N/A

Unknown

Brandy Keg

Floyd

Lancer

37 40 26

82 40 56

N/A

Unknown

Bright

Letcher

Whitesburg

37 04 37

82 48 29

N/A

Unknown

Brooks Knob

Edmonson

Rhoda

37 11 28

86 12 09

N/A

Removed

Buck Knob

McCreary

Burnside

36 52 45

84 32 00

N/A

Unknown

Button Knob

Casey

Bradfordsville

Approx.
37 24 xx

Approx.
85 01 xx

N/A

Unknown

Camp Robinson

Breathitt

Noble

37 28 01

83 09 27

UKY

Standing

Canada Knob

Pike

Belfry

37 35 xx

82 21 xx

N/A

Unknown

Card Knob

Pike

Elkhorn City

37 20 xx

82 17 xx

N/A

Unknown

Cassidy

See “Hurricane”

Cedar Grove

Livingston

Burna

37 14 12

88 17 41

N/A

Unknown

Cedar Knob

Pulaski

Science Hill

37 12 xx

84 44 xx

N/A

Unknown

Charleston

Hopkins

Dawson Springs

37 13 12

87 41 32

N/A

Unknown

Cherry Tree Knob

Clay

Mistletoe

37 16 47

83 34 26

N/A

Standing (March 10, 2005)

Chunklick

Harlan

Ewing

36 44 03

83 23 00

STATE

Unknown

Clevinger Knob

Lawrence

Blaine

38 07 03

82 47 58

N/A

Unknown

Cloverport

Breckinridge

Mattingly

37 51 27

86 34 20

N/A

Unknown

Crocus

Adair

Creelsboro

36 59 xx

85 13 xx

N/A

Unknown

Crofton

Christian

Crofton

37 03 48

87 22 46

N/A

Unknown

Cromwell

Ohio

Cromwell

37 20 15

86 49 21

N/A

Unknown

Daviess

Daviess

Panther

37 39 02

87 12 04

N/A

Unknown

Dawn Ridge

Rockcastle

Maretburg

Approx.
37 20 xx

Approx.
84 23 xx

N/A

Unknown

Dicks Knob

Pike

Matewan

37 30 03

82 13 39

STATE

Unknown

Dixon

Webster

Dixon

37 34 19

87 41 30

STATE

Unknown

Dixon Knob

Perry

Vicco

37 09 30

83 03 10

N/A

Unknown

Doctors Knob

Elliot

Sandy Hook

38 04 48

83 12 34

STATE

Unknown

Drip Rock

Jackson

Leighton

37 34 39

83 58 06

N/A

Unknown

Duncan

Casey

Yosemite

Approx.
37 21 xx

Approx.
84 46 xx

N/A

Unknown

Earlington

Hopkins

Madisonville West

37 16 24

87 30 05

STATE

Unknown

Elkton

Todd

Olmstead

36 48 xx

87 06 xx

N/A

Unknown

Elva(a.k.a. “Pine Mountain”)

Letcher

Jenkins West

37 09 08

82 38 42x

STATE

Unknown

Fagan

Menifee

Frenchburg

37 54 42

83 43 03

N/A

Unknown

Fairview

Lyon

Eddyville

37 05 45

88 02 17

N/A

Unknown

First Creek

Edmonson

Rhoda

37 14 11

86 13 09

N/A

Unknown

Flag Point

See “Round Top”

Flat Gap

Johnson

Sitka

37 55 21

82 52 24

STATE

Unknown

Flatwoods

Pike

Dorton

37 17 07

82 31 35

N/A

Unknown

Flint Ridge

Edmonson

Mammoth Cave

37 12 03

86 03 21

N/A

Unknown

Fort Campbell Military Reservation

Christian

Roaring Spring

36 38 41

87 39 38

N/A

Unknown

Frazier Flats

Elliott

Willard

38 11 19

82 59 21

N/A

Standing (8/08)

Frenchman Knob

Hart

Canmer

37 21 xx

85 52 xx

N/A

Unknown

Frozen

Breathitt

Quicksand

37 34 59

83 20 32

N/A

Unknown

Garfield

Breckinridge

Garfield

Approx.
37 47 xx

Approx.
86 19 xx

N/A

Unknown

Gatliff

Whitley

Frakes

36 40 53

83 59 30

N/A

Unknown

Grass Knob / Gross Knob

Harlan

Wallins Creek

36 52 14

83 24 54

N/A

Unknown

Gum Tree

Monroe

Gamaliel

36 43 xx

85 48 xx

N/A

Unknown

Hancock

Hancock

Pellville

Approx.
37 48 xx

Approx.
86 49 xx

N/A

Unknown

Hardin

Crittenden

Salem

Approx.
37 19 xx

Approx.
88 13 xx

N/A

Unknown

Hector

Clay

Barcreek

37 08 50

83 41 30

N/A

Unknown

Hematite

Lyon

Mont

36 55 08

88 05 52

N/A

Unknown

Hickory Cabin

Edmonson

Rhoda

37 13 31

86 07 41

N/A

Unknown

Hickory Flats

Rowan

Cranston

38 20 29

83 23 41

Formerly USFS

Standing

PRIVATE (Route 377 Volunteer Fire Department)

High Rock

Powell

Stanton

37 47 18

83 46 40

USFS

Unknown

Hill Knob

Pulaski

Faubush

37 00 27

84 50 53

N/A

Unknown

Holsclaw

Jefferson

Brooks

38 04 50

85 44 58

N/A

Removed

Horse Cave

Hart

Horse Cave

37 10 39

85 55 12

N/A

Unknown

Howland

Greenup

Portsmouth

38 37 46

82 59 19

N/A

Standing (8/08)

Huckleberry

Lewis

Head Of Grassy

38 28 57

83 18 30

N/A

Unknown

Hudson

Breckinridge

Custer

37 39 20

86 16 10

N/A

Unknown

Hurricane (a.k.a. “Cassidy”)

Martin

Kermit

37 47 10

82 29 36

N/A

Unknown

Indian Creek

Owsley

Cow Creek

37 22 54

83 34 40

N/A

Unknown

Indian Trail

Laurel

Billows

37 09 37

84 16 19

N/A

Unknown

Jacks Point

Leslie / Perry

Hyden East

37 13 31

83 19 28

N/A

Unknown

James Chapel

Hardin

Nelsonville

37 41 08

85 44 43

N/A

Unknown

Kentucky Ridge

Bell

Kayjay

36 43 49

83 46 22

STATE

Standing (August 17, 2003)

Kirksey

Calloway

Kirksey

36 39 26

88 24 19

N/A

Unknown

Koomer Ridge

Wolfe

Slade

37 46 52

83 37 56

N/A

Removed

Laurel Ridge

Boyd

Ashland

38 23 13

82 39 44

STATE

Unknown

Leafdale

Larue

Hodgenville

Approx.
37 33 xx

Approx.
85 38 xx

N/A

Unknown

Leatherwood

Leslie / Perry

Leatherwood

Approx.
37 03 xx

Approx.
83 10 xx

N/A

Unknown

Lewisburg

Logan

Sharon Grove

36 59 xx

87 02 xx

N/A

Unknown

Linton

Trigg

Johnson Hollow

36 43 16

87 51 06

N/A

Unknown

Little Black

Harlan

Evarts

36 49 21

83 08 55

N/A

Unknown

Littrell

Cumberland

Blacks Ferry

36 41 xx

85 23 xx

N/A

Unknown

Lone Star

Metcalfe

Edmonton

36 52 53

85 36 52

N/A

Unknown

Lost Mountain

Perry

Hazard North

37 19 03

83 11 03

STATE

Unknown

Lucinda

Leslie

Hyden West

37 08 28

83 28 41

N/A

Standing (March 18, 2006)

Macedonia

Meade

New Amsterdam

38 03 05

86 18 19

N/A

Unknown

Manitou

Hopkins

Slaughtersville

37 25 10

87 35 25

N/A

Unknown

Mayfield

Graves

Mayfield

36 37 38

88 37 49

N/A

Unknown

Maytown

Floyd

Martin

37 31 52

82 45 59

N/A

Unknown

McCauseyRidge

Menifee

Scranton

37 56 07

83 36 48

USFS

Standing (8/08)

Mell

Metcalfe

East Fork

37 06 00

85 32 11

N/A

Unknown

Mount Victory

Pulaski

Dykes

37 01 13

84 23 43

N/A

Removed

Mt. Gilboa

Marion

Saloma

37 28 31

85 24 11

N/A

Unknown

Mud Creek

Floyd

McDowell

37 24 28

82 40 19

N/A

Unknown

Mud Creek

Knox

Artemus

36 51 50

83 45 57

N/A

Unknown

Nailor (cabin)

Breathitt

Canoe

37 27 48

83 25 00

N/A

Unknown

New Hope

Rockcastle

Johnetta

37 24 33

84 13 42

USFS

Unknown

New Liberty

McCreary

Cumberland Falls

36 45 10

84 20 29

N/A

Unknown

Oak Hall

Crittenden

Repton

37 23 14

88 06 09

N/A

Unknown

Old Orchard

Lee

Leighton

37 30 59

83 52 47

N/A

Unknown

Olympia

Bath

Olympia

38 02 34

83 42 58

N/A

Unknown

Oneida

Clay

Oneida

37 15 48

83 41 03

N/A

Unknown

Orchard

Lawrence

Milo

37 57 44

82 35 18

N/A

Unknown

Pea Ridge
Fleming
Unknown
38 41 69
83 58 91
STATE
HT Aermotor 47' - Removed
Pennyrile

Christian

Dawson Springs SW

37 02 18

87 40 04

STATE

Unknown

Peters

McCreary

Barthell SW

36 37 24

84 41 21

N/A

Unknown

Peters Hill

Elliott

Isonville

38 03 24

83 02 01

N/A

Standing (8/08)

Pilot Mountain (a.k.a. “Radder”)

Clay

Manchester

37 12 52

83 50 07

STATE

Unknown

Pilot Rock

Christian

Honey Grove

36 55 xx

87 17 xx

N/A

Derelict (December 4, 2000)

Pine Mountain

See “Elva”

Pinnacle Knob

Whitley

Cumberland Falls

36 50 59

84 19 25

USFS

Largely Restored in 2008

Pisgah

Wayne

Parmleysville

36 41 xx

84 49 xx

USFS

Unknown

Potato Knob

Carter

Tygarts Valley

38 22 xx

83 02 xx

N/A

Standing (8/08)

Purdy

Adair

Knifley

37 09 29

85 09 48

N/A

Unknown

Putney (a.k.a. “Beschman”)

Harlan

Nolansburg

36 55 36

83 13 27

STATE

Unknown

Radder

See “Pilot Mountain”

Reed Ridge

Trigg

Rushing Creek

36 42 51

88 02 43

N/A

Unknown

Rennox

Metcalfe

Breeding

36 56 xx

85 27 xx

N/A

Unknown

Robards

Henderson

Robards

37 41 56

87 30 14

N/A

Unknown

Rockholds

Whitley

Rockholds

Approx.
36 50 xx

Approx.
84 06 xx

N/A

Unknown

Rocky Knob

Laurel

Lily

37 06 38

84 02 46

N/A

Unknown

Rotten Point

Powell

Levee

37 54 33

83 55 32

N/A

Unknown

Round Top (a.k.a. “Flag Point”)

Lewis

Garrison

38 36 35

83 12 37

STATE

Unknown

Russellville

Logan

Homer

Approx.
36 54 xx

Approx.
86 50 xx

N/A

Unknown

S Tree

Jackson

Sandgap

37 23 15

84 04 26

USFS

Unknown

Sand Hill

Rockcastle

Livingston

37 16 42

84 14 13

N/A

Unknown

Sand Knob

Casey

Junction City

37 31 xx

84 52 xx

N/A

Unknown

Savage

Wayne

Savage

36 42 57

85 00 49

N/A

Unknown

Sewellton

Russell

Jamestown

36 55 30

85 06 53

N/A

Unknown

Shelly Knob

Whitley

Williamsburg

36 40 16

84 13 17

N/A

Unknown

Short Creek

Grayson

McDaniels

37 31 xx

86 25 xx

N/A

Unknown

Signal Knob

Knott

Handshoe

37 29 04

82 55 47

N/A

Unknown

Silver Mine Knob

Hardin

Sonora

37 31 xx

85 57 xx

N/A

Unknown

Skullbone

McCreary

Bell Farm

36 43 58

84 38 31

N/A

Unknown

Slater

Ballard

La Center

37 00 49

88 59 42

N/A

Unknown

Spann

Wayne

Monticello

36 50 40

84 46 25

N/A

Unknown

Speck

Adair

Mannsville

37 18 40

85 10 24

N/A

Unknown

Spring Knob

Johnson

Offutt

37 49 00

82 39 07

N/A

Unknown

Stearns State

McCreary

Whitley City

36 42 17

84 29 34

N/A

Standing (8/08)

Stephens Knob

McCreary

Ketchen

36 36 59

84 20 10

USFS

Unknown

Stone Pile

Livingston

Grand Rivers

37 01 xx

88 14 xx

N/A

Unknown

Stratton Knob

Pike

Millard

37 29 02

82 27 25

N/A

Unknown

Stuffley Knob

Johnson

Oil Springs

37 46 59

82 55 12

N/A

Standing

Sugarloaf Mountain

Rowan

Farmers

38 13 10

83 31 48

N/A

Standing (8/08)

Sulfur

Lewis

Manchester Islands

38 37 34

83 30 27

N/A

Unknown

Swampton

Magoffin

Salyersville South

37 40 xx

83 00 xx

N/A

Unknown

Tater Knob

Bath

Salt Lick

38 03 18

83 32 33

USFS

Standing

(August 10, 2005)

Tick Ridge

Carter

Olive Hill

38 16 37

83 10 48

N/A

Unknown

Triangle Mountain

Rowan

Morehead

38 10 33

83 24 27

N/A

Standing (8/08)

Tribune

Crittenden

Shady Grove

37 21 27

87 59 27

N/A

Unknown

Union

Union

Morganfield

37 38 49

87 54 04

STATE

Standing (December 10, 2003)

Unknown

Edmonson

Mammoth Cave

37 09 00

86 05 39

N/A

Unknown

Unknown

Franklin

Polsgrove

Approx.
38 17 xx

Approx.
84 56 xx

N/A

Unknown

Unknown (possibly Beulah)

Hopkins

Coiltown

37 16 23

87 40 09

N/A

Unknown

Unknown

Morgan

Lee City

37 44 35

83 17 16

N/A

Unknown

Vanceburg

Lewis

Vanceburg

38 33 49

83 18 56

N/A

Standing (8/08)

Viva

Laurel

London

37 11 xx

84 04 xx

N/A

Unknown

Washman

Lewis

Stricklett

38 29 29

83 27 34

STATE

Standing (8/08)

West Liberty

Morgan

Lenox

37 56 23

83 13 41

N/A

Unknown

Wildlife

Trigg

Fenton

36 46 48

88 03 28

N/A

Standing (December 27, 2006)

Wolf Knob

Whitley

Jellico West

36 36 48

84 12 24

USFS

Unknown


Totals:

  • Total standing active - Not yet determined
  • Total standing inactive - Not yet determined
  • Total no longer standing - Not yet determined


Notes:

  • KY Tower Research by Ron Stafford and Danny Blevins
  • Tower names are as shown on official Kentucky state and U.S. government maps and other publications, or as listed by the various Kentucky state and U.S. government agencies (state conservation, environmental, forestry and transportation departments, NPS, USFS, etc.).

 

Key:

Undetermined - Information was unavailable at web posting time.

Tower names shaded in GRAY are unconfirmed - most were taken from unofficial sources (local names, unofficial maps, etc.) or have been assigned by Stafford and/or Blevins (until name confirmation or further data is received).

Information in other columns shaded in GREEN is that which is unconfirmed or unknown and will be updated as the correct data becomes available.

KYDF (state) = Kentucky Division Of Forestry (Department For Natural Resources) 

PRIVATE = Privately Owned

UKY = University Of Kentucky Department Of Forestry

USFS = United States Forest Service (Department Of Agriculture

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