The center of Lexington is ~72 miles from the Ohio River (Convington) and ~99 miles from Kentucky's southern border. Both of which were measured in Google maps. Using that we find that Lexington is north of 57% of Kentucky (99/171).

 

Given that a perfect north-south center would be 50% I feel comfortable calling Lexington 'Central Kentucky'.

 

LOL. You folks are surely entertaining. This gets funnier as it goes. Keep em coming. Can't wait to hear the next one.

Louisville is further north than Lexington. Lexington is East and SOUTH of Louisville.

 

NO ONE is calling Louisville "Northern Kentucky"

 

If you would kindly go back and read previous posts, you would find that Louisville metro is excluded in this conversation as it had its own territory. But hey you are trying. Keep em coming. I can't wait to read the next one. Come on, you can do better.

LOL. You folks are surely entertaining. This gets funnier as it goes. Keep em coming. Can't wait to hear the next one.

 

You are amused by statements that disprove your claims?

 

In that case did you make an incorrect statement on purpose just to see how people would reply, or are you pathologically incapable of admitting that you are wrong?

WEST - Henderson, Hopkinsville, Princeton, both Paducah votes

CENTRAL - Bowling Green, Owensboro, Elizabethtown, and Russellville

N KY - Frankfort, Maysville, Ashland, and both Lexington votes

EAST - Corbin, Pikeville, Harlan, and Middlesboro

LOUISVILLE - both Louisville votes

**** I moved Ashland

 

Just wanted to revisit this, Tiger.

 

The ONLY Louisville vote was the C-J. Others were including E'town (which borders Jefferson County) in Louisville metro.

 

Considering BG, Owensboro and Russellville as "Central" Kentucky is crazy. They're Central time zone (while E'town is Eastern, just like Louisville and Shepherdsville).

 

Bowling Green and Russellville could be southern Kentucky if you wish (along with Hoptown or Madisonville or Somerset), but they are NOT Central Kentucky.

 

The geographic center of Kentucky is Lebanon (Marion County). Some people say E'town because of all the roads that intersect (BG Parkway, WK Parkway, I-65, 31-W, Lincoln Parkway). But BG, Owensboro and Russellville are NO WHERE CLOSE to Central Kentucky. You're talking two hours away AT BEST.

 

There's plenty of "Central Kentucky" this or that in the Danville-Harrodsburg-Frankfort-Versailles-Georgetown-Lexington area. NONE in BG/Owensboro/Russellville.

 

And Frankfort and Lexington as "North"? Yikes.

 

Ashland as North? I know of NO business in Ashland (or the immediate area) that includes Northern Kentucky in its name.

 

You're forcing square pegs in round holes all in the name of balance (which will never be achieved until AP/Associated Press outlets return to NKY).

 

Plus, there's a lot more AP voters who do NOT vote (some people will vote in the basketball polls but not the football polls).

The only thing you are missing is that Lexington is definitely not in the center of the state east to west and is slightly in the northern half. Etown is really close to the center east to west.

 

Danville is closer to Lebanon (geographic center) than E'town is.

Danville's also closer to Lexington than E'town is.

 

And Lexington is much much much closer to Lebanon than Bowling Green, Russellville or Owensboro.

 

Geographic Center of Kentucky

The geographic center of Kentucky, according to old Kentucky Transportation Cabinet road maps, is in Marion county about three miles northwest of Lebanon on KY 429.

 

So Lebanon is "Central Kentucky".

 

Distance (Mileage) from Lebanon:

Danville: 32

Elizabethtown: 49.3

Frankfort: 61.2

Lexington: 63.7

Bowling Green: 99.7

Russellville: 126

Owensboro: 141

 

Kentucky Distance Calculator, Driving Directions, Distance Between Cities, Distance Chart (US)

Isn't there a college in Bowling Green. The name escapes me though. Something like Central Kentucky University.

 

University of South Florida-USF-is in Tampa, so not all are geographically sound. I would consider BG west though.

 

Why no NKy writers? Why so few? IMO that poll is even more useless that the NCAA AP poll.

University of South Florida-USF-is in Tampa, so not all are geographically sound. I would consider BG west though.

 

Why no NKy writers? Why so few? IMO that poll is even more useless that the NCAA AP poll.

 

There is NO daily paper with AP credentials in NKY. The papers with AP coverage that cover NKY are based in Ohio and not KY.

Okay then, Lexington and Frankfort are farther NORTH than 75% of the state.

 

I really think you need a refresher course in both mathematics and geography. Lexington is not further north than 75% of the state.

If you would kindly go back and read previous posts, you would find that Louisville metro is excluded in this conversation as it had its own territory. But hey you are trying. Keep em coming. I can't wait to read the next one. Come on, you can do better.

 

It's a good thing Louisville was excluded from this conversation or it would of made you look even sillier as you would also call Louisville Northern KY.

There is NO daily paper with AP credentials in NKY. The papers with AP coverage that cover NKY are based in Ohio and not KY.

 

Should not matter. Skinner writes for the Enquirer but is a NKY guy and is more than qualified. He should have a vote.

Went to a high school football ranking thread and a geography lesson broke out. BGP is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you'll get.

Went to a high school football ranking thread and a geography lesson broke out. BGP is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you'll get.

 

I love this one. I knew it would get better.

I really think you need a refresher course in both mathematics and geography. Lexington is not further north than 75% of the state.

 

Oh, the sly GreyFox is at it again. I will agree that by YOUR calculations, Lexington is not farther north than 75% of the state. IF you agree that your calculations do not consider anything west of E'town. Which would make up 1/3 or more of the state, is all SOUTH of Lexington, and therefore makes Lexington farther NORTH than approximately 75% of the state.

Oh, the sly GreyFox is at it again. I will agree that by YOUR calculations, Lexington is not farther north than 75% of the state. IF you agree that your calculations do not consider anything west of E'town. Which would make up 1/3 or more of the state, is all SOUTH of Lexington, and therefore makes Lexington farther NORTH than approximately 75% of the state.

 

I could care less about E'

Town or any other area. We are talking about the places you putin NKY. Lexington being one of them. You claimed Lexington is further north than 75% of the rest of the state. That is wrong period. Don't know how to put it any other way than it is simply wrong. If it was further north than 75% of the rest of the state then it would be basically where Walton is located. Walton is not in Lexington period. You are so stuck on east and west but we aren't talking about east or west, we are talking about NORTH and SOUTH. You see, there is a big difference. For instance, if you headed due north from wherever you are right now you will run into Canada, you will not run into California. The reason is Canada is north of your lcation and California is west of your location. We are talking North as in Northern Kentucky and where Lexington falls as far as how far north Lexington is. It is a LOT closer to the central part of the state than it is to the northern part of the state.

 

I hope that helps you out.

I could care less about E'

Town or any other area. We are talking about the places you putin NKY. Lexington being one of them. You claimed Lexington is further north than 75% of the rest of the state. That is wrong period. Don't know how to put it any other way than it is simply wrong. If it was further north than 75% of the rest of the state then it would be basically where Walton is located. Walton is not in Lexington period. You are so stuck on east and west but we aren't talking about east or west, we are talking about NORTH and SOUTH. You see, there is a big difference. For instance, if you headed due north from wherever you are right now you will run into Canada, you will not run into California. The reason is Canada is north of your lcation and California is west of your location. We are talking North as in Northern Kentucky and where Lexington falls as far as how far north Lexington is. It is a LOT closer to the central part of the state than it is to the northern part of the state.

 

I hope that helps you out.

 

Yup.

 

I already pointed out where Central Kentucky actually is (Lebanon/Marion County). There is a geographical marker (placed by the STATE, no less) that calls Campbellsville University the center. And some say E'town because of the hub of roads.

 

EITHER way, Lexington is way way way way closer to Central Kentucky than Bowling Green, Owensboro or Russellville (three cities Tiger was claiming were actually Central Kentucky).

 

If someone wants to lump LOU-LEX-NKY together -- the Golden Triangle -- and then break it up (West, Central and East), sure, that could work.

 

But to say Owensboro IS CKY and Lexington is NOT (because Lex is actually NKY, even though plenty of places are closer to the state's northern border -- the river -- than Lexington) is beyond crazy.