Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for East Letart

• 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 East Letart:
  • 38.906192, -81.883469
  • 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.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on East Letart

• 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 Meigs County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Meigs County
  • Since East Letart is near Jackson County and also Mason County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mason 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for East Letart

Curious and Interesting Names Near East Letart ...

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.

• Antiquity
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Antiquity is located in Meigs County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antiquity
• Apple Grove
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Apple Grove is located in Meigs County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
• Board
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Board is located in Mason County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Board
• Chestnut
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Chestnut is located in Mason County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut
• Cottageville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Cottageville is located in Jackson County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottageville
• Evergreen Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Evergreen Hills is located in Jackson County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Hills
• Flatwoods
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Flatwoods is located in Jackson County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
• Great Bend
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Great Bend is located in Meigs County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Bend
• Hills Crossing
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Hills Crossing is located in Jackson County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Crossing
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Huntsville ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Huntsville is located in Jackson County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
  • Longdale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Longdale is located in Mason County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longdale
  • Plants
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Plants is located in Meigs County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plants
  • Pleasant View
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Pleasant View is located in Jackson County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
  • School House ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • School House is located in Jackson County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for School House
  • Willow Grove ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Willow Grove is located in Jackson County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in East Letart and extending to:

• Pomeroy, which is the Seat of Meigs County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from East Letart to Pomeroy, with an average speed<2> 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.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 94 miles [151.3 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 260 miles [418.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,098 miles [9,813.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,815 miles [10,967.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,690 miles [7,547.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'