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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
Hickory Flats	Rowan	Cranston	38 20 29	83 23 41	PRIVATE (Route 377 Volunteer Fire Department)	Standing
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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