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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 Lesage, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lesage and the surrounding area.

  • 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 Lesage:
    • 38.506473, -82.298482
    • 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 Lesage
  • 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 Lesage ...

We found one communities that share the name Lesage.

Within West Virginia, the name Lesage is unique.

Beyond West Virginia, there is another community also named Lesage in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Quebec
      • This Lesage lies 658 miles [1,058.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Lesage that is located in Cabell County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lesage ...

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.

  • Blue Sulphur
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Sulphur have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Sulphur
    • Blue Sulphur is located in Cabell County
  • Cebee
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cebee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cebee
    • Cebee is located in Lawrence County (OH)
  • Clover
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover
    • Clover is located in Cabell County
  • Crown City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crown City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown City
    • Crown City is located in Gallia County (OH)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
  • Fair Place
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fair Place have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Place
    • Fair Place is located in Lawrence County (OH)
  • Good Hope
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Good Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
    • Good Hope is located in Gallia County (OH)
  • Hillview
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillview
    • Hillview is located in Cabell County
  • Home Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Home Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Park
    • Home Park is located in Lawrence County (OH)
  • Indian Meadows
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Meadows
    • Indian Meadows is located in Cabell County
  • Lock
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock
    • Lock is located in Lawrence County (OH)
  • Pea Ridge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pea Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
    • Pea Ridge is located in Cabell County
  • Platform
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Platform have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platform
    • Platform is located in Lawrence County (OH)
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    • Polkadotte
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Polkadotte have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkadotte
      • Polkadotte is located in Lawrence County (OH)
    • Riverview
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
      • Riverview is located in Lawrence County (OH)
    • Rolling Hills
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
      • Rolling Hills is located in Cabell County
    • Swan Creek
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swan Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Creek
      • Swan Creek is located in Gallia County (OH)
    • Timberlake
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timberlake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
      • Timberlake is located in Cabell County

How Far From Lesage 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 Lesage to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Huntington, which is the Seat of Cabell County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Lesage to Huntington, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 37 miles [59.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 284 miles [457.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 17 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,133 miles [9,870.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,850 miles [11,024 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,725 miles [7,604.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>

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

The official website for Cabell County: www.cabellcounty.org/

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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lesage) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lesage. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5065, Longitude: -82.2985       In this case, the coordinates for Lesage have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.
<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 Lesage 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 311.065 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.997 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.103 degrees.









 

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