Lecta
Lecta is an unincorporated community in Barren County, Kentucky, United States. Lecta had a post office from 1900 until 1955.- Type: Hamlet
- Description: unincorporated community in Barren County, Kentucky
- Also known as: “Lecta, Kentucky” and “Lecta, KY”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Glasgow High School.
Glasgow High School
School
Glasgow High School is a public high school in the city of Glasgow, Barren County, Kentucky. It is the only public high school for Glasgow Independent Schools; however, Barren County High School, which is part of Barren County Schools, also lies within the city limits, and in fact lies physically within the boundaries of the Glasgow district. Glasgow High School is situated 2 miles west of Lecta.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Slick Rock and Glasgow.
Slick Rock
Hamlet
Slick Rock is an unincorporated community in Barren County, Kentucky, United States. It was said to be a "health resort" at one time. Slick Rock had a post office from 1867 until 1940. Slick Rock is situated 3 miles east of Lecta.
Glasgow
Photo: Ichabod, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Glasgow is a town in the Caves and Lakes tourism region of South Central Kentucky, and the county seat of Barren County. Founded in 1799 by a group of Revolutionary War veterans, it boasts historic homes and buildings, museums, a downtown walking/driving tour, and a Civil War fort.
Goodnight
Hamlet
Goodnight is an unincorporated community in Barren County, Kentucky, United States. The community was named in honor of Isaac Goodnight, a member of the United States House of Representatives from Kentucky. Goodnight is situated 6 miles north of Lecta.
Lecta
- Categories: unincorporated community and locality
- Location: Barren, Kentucky, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.01116° or 37° 0′ 40″ northLongitude
-85.85609° or 85° 51′ 22″ westElevation
787 feet (240 metres)Open location code
869P246V+FHOpenStreetMap ID
node 153790806OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Irish—“Lecta” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “萊克塔”
- French: “Lecta”
- Irish: “Lecta”
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