Rightangle, Kentucky

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|timezone = Eastern(EST)

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Rightangle is an unincorporated community in Clark County, Kentucky, United States.

A post office was established at Rightangle in 1883, and remained in operation until 1931.{{gnis|2508355}} The community most likely was named after their Masonic lodge.{{cite book|last=Rennick|first=Robert M.|title=Kentucky Place Names|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3Lac2FUSj_oC&pg=PA251|publisher=University Press of Kentucky|isbn=0-8131-2631-2|page=251}} The Right Angle Lodge met on the first Saturday of every month.{{cite book|title=Proceedings of the Grand Lodge of Kentucky ...|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WaNIAQAAMAAJ&pg=RA1-PA69|year=1908|page=89}}