Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Lost City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lost City and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Lost City
- 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 Lost City:
- 38.929833, -78.834189
- 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 Lost City
- 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 Hardy County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Hardy County
- Since Lost City is near Shenandoah County and also Rockingham County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Shenandoah County
- eBird sighting report for Rockingham 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
Communities Also Named Lost City ...
We found four communities that share the name Lost City.
Within West Virginia, the name Lost City is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Kentucky
- Nevada
- Oklahoma
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lost City ...
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.
- Bass
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Bean Settlement
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bean Settlement have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bean Settlement
- Bean Settlement is located in Hardy County
- Brake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Fisher
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fisher have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
- Fisher is located in Hardy County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fisher <4>
- Fort Run
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Run
- Fort Run is located in Hardy County
- Harmony
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Jerome
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Meadow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Needmore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Rockland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Tannery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Lost City to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Lost City to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lost City and extending to:
- Moorefield, which is the Seat of Hardy County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Lost City to Moorefield, with an average speed<5> 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 155 miles [249.4 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 96 miles [154.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,972 miles [9,611 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,681 miles [10,752 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,557 miles [7,333.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lost City. 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> | 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 Lost City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lost City) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lost City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9298, Longitude: -78.8342 In this case, the coordinates for Lost City have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Lost City to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.955 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.656 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.464 degrees. |