Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Layland Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Layland Heights and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Layland Heights
- 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 Layland Heights:
- 37.907337, -80.959817
- 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 Layland Heights
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Fayette County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Fayette County
- Since Layland Heights is near Summers County and also Raleigh County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Summers County
- eBird sighting report for Raleigh County
- 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Layland Heights ...
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.
- Alaska ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Beelick Knob
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beelick Knob have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beelick Knob
- Beelick Knob is located in Fayette County
- Chestnut Knob
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Knob have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Knob
- Chestnut Knob is located in Fayette County
- Export ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Fire Creek ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fire Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fire Creek
- Fire Creek is located in Fayette County
- Greenwood ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Hemlock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Kathryn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Layland
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Maplewood
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Red Ash ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Red Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Spring
- Red Spring is located in Fayette County
How Far From Layland Heights to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Layland Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Layland Heights and extending to:
- Fayetteville, which is the Seat of Fayette County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Layland Heights to Fayetteville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 47 miles [75.6 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 223 miles [358.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,105 miles [9,825 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,816 miles [10,969.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,692 miles [7,551 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Layland Heights. 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> | 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Layland Heights) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Layland Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.9073, Longitude: -80.9598 In this case, the coordinates for Layland Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Layland Heights to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.264 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.994 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.719 degrees. |