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Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Lawrenceville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lawrenceville and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • Astronomy & Satellites ...
    • Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
    • To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Lawrenceville:
    • 40.617463, -80.543445
    • Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Lawrenceville
  • Waymarking ...
    • Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Lawrenceville ...

We found eighteen communities that share the name Lawrenceville.

Within West Virginia, the name Lawrenceville is unique.

Beyond West Virginia, we know of another eighteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eighteen communities, seventeen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Henry County
      • This Lawrenceville is located in Henry County and lies 672 miles [1,081.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Lawrenceville that is located in Hancock County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Lawrenceville.
    • Arkansas
      • Monroe County
      • This Lawrenceville is located in Monroe County and lies 718 miles [1,155.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Lawrenceville that is located in Hancock County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Lawrenceville.
    • Georgia
      • Gwinnett County
      • This Lawrenceville is located in Gwinnett County and lies 497 miles [799.8 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Lawrenceville that is located in Hancock County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gwinnett County community of Lawrenceville.
    • Illinois
      • Lawrence County
      • This Lawrenceville is located in Lawrence County and lies 401 miles [645.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Lawrenceville that is located in Hancock County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Lawrenceville.
    • Indiana
      • Dearborn County
      • This Lawrenceville is located in Dearborn County and lies 255 miles [410.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Lawrenceville that is located in Hancock County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dearborn County community of Lawrenceville.
    • Kentucky
      • Grant County
      • This Lawrenceville is located in Grant County and lies 260 miles [418.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Lawrenceville that is located in Hancock County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Lawrenceville.
    • New Jersey
      • Mercer County
      • This Lawrenceville is located in Mercer County and lies 306 miles [492.5 km]<1> to the east of the Lawrenceville that is located in Hancock County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Lawrenceville.
    • New York
      • Greene County
      • This Lawrenceville is located in Greene County and lies 357 miles [574.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Lawrenceville that is located in Hancock County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Lawrenceville.
      • Saint Lawrence County
      • This Lawrenceville is located in Saint Lawrence County and lies 414 miles [666.3 km] to the northeast of the Lawrenceville that is located in Hancock County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Lawrence County community of Lawrenceville.
      • Steuben County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Lawrenceville [Steuben County].
      • Ulster County
      • This Lawrenceville is located in Ulster County and lies 344 miles [553.6 km] to the east northeast of the Lawrenceville that is located in Hancock County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ulster County community of Lawrenceville.
    • Ohio
      • Clark County
      • This Lawrenceville is located in Clark County and lies 180 miles [289.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Lawrenceville that is located in Hancock County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Lawrenceville.
      • Tuscarawas County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Lawrenceville [Tuscarawas County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Allegheny County
      • This Lawrenceville is located in Allegheny County and lies 32 miles [51.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Lawrenceville that is located in Hancock County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Lawrenceville.
      • Lackawanna County
      • This Lawrenceville is located in Lackawanna County and lies 255 miles [410.4 km] to the east northeast of the Lawrenceville that is located in Hancock County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lackawanna County community of Lawrenceville.
      • Tioga County
      • This Lawrenceville is located in Tioga County and lies 201 miles [323.5 km] to the east northeast of the Lawrenceville that is located in Hancock County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tioga County community of Lawrenceville.
    • Quebec
      • This Lawrenceville lies 529 miles [851.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Lawrenceville that is located in Hancock County.
    • Virginia
      • Brunswick County
      • This Lawrenceville is located in Brunswick County and lies 303 miles [487.6 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Lawrenceville that is located in Hancock County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brunswick County community of Lawrenceville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lawrenceville ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

  • Chester
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chester have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
    • Chester is located in Hancock County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,313 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <5>
  • Congo
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Congo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congo
    • Congo is located in Hancock County
  • Dry Run
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dry Run have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Run
    • Dry Run is located in Columbiana County (OH)
  • Fairhaven
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
    • Fairhaven is located in Hancock County
  • Georgetown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
    • Georgetown is located in Beaver County (PA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <5>
  • Glasgow
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glasgow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
    • Glasgow is located in Beaver County (PA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
  • Hookstown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hookstown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hookstown
    • Hookstown is located in Beaver County (PA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hookstown <5>
  • Jethro
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jethro have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jethro
    • Jethro is located in Columbiana County (OH)
  • Lennyville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lennyville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lennyville
    • Lennyville is located in Hancock County
  • Pleasant Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Heights
    • Pleasant Heights is located in Columbiana County (OH)
  • Spring Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
    • Spring Grove is located in Columbiana County (OH)

How Far From Lawrenceville to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Lawrenceville to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lawrenceville and extending to:

  • New Cumberland, which is the Seat of Hancock County, lies just to the South Southwest.
  • Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 167 miles [268.8 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Lawrenceville to Charleston, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 220 miles [354.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,968 miles [9,604.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,688 miles [10,763.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,563 miles [7,343.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lawrenceville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lawrenceville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lawrenceville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6175, Longitude: -80.5434    
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Lawrenceville could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Lawrenceville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<7>The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Lawrenceville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.917 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.005 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.608 degrees.









 

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