Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Lyra:
  • 38.738411, -82.737666
  • 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 Lyra

• 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 Scioto County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Scioto County
  • Since Lyra is near Lawrence County and also Greenup County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greenup 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 Lyra

Communities Also Named Lyra ...

We found one communities that are also named Lyra.

Within Ohio, the name Lyra is unique.

Beyond Ohio, there is another community also named Lyra in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Texas
    • Palo Pinto County
    • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Lyra [Palo Pinto County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lyra ...

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.

• Bloom Junction
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Bloom Junction is located in Scioto County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloom Junction
• Dean ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Dean is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean
• Edmunds Switch
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Edmunds Switch is located in Scioto County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmunds Switch
• Fair Oaks
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Fair Oaks is located in Scioto County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
• Frederick
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Frederick is located in Scioto County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick
• Garden City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Garden City is located in Scioto County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
• Madland ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Madland is located in Scioto County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madland
• Olive Furnace
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Olive Furnace is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Furnace
• Pinkerman
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Pinkerman is located in Scioto County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinkerman
• Sand Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Sand Hill is located in Scioto County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Lyra and extending to:

• Portsmouth, which is the Seat of Scioto County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Lyra to Portsmouth, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 86 miles [138.4 km] to the north (N). 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 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 306 miles [492.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,141 miles [9,883 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,859 miles [11,038.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,734 miles [7,618.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'