Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Lyells:
  • 37.997076, -76.728846
  • 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 Lyells

• 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 Richmond County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Richmond County
  • Since Lyells is near Westmoreland County and also Northumberland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Westmoreland County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Northumberland 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 Lyells

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lyells ...

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.

• Acorn
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Acorn is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn
• Bull Neck
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Bull Neck is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Neck
• Ethel
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Ethel is located in Richmond County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
• Farmers Fork
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Farmers Fork is located in Richmond County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Fork
• Hogans Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Hogans Hill is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogans Hill
• Indian Field
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Indian Field is located in Richmond County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Field
• Piney Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Piney Grove is located in Richmond County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
• Plant Patch Ferry
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Plant Patch Ferry is located in Richmond County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plant Patch Ferry
• Rich Neck
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Rich Neck is located in Richmond County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Neck
• Slash
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Slash is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slash
• Threeway
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Threeway is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Threeway

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

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

• Warsaw, which is the Seat of Richmond County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 49 miles [78.9 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Lyells to Richmond, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 64 miles [103 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,922 miles [9,530.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,623 miles [10,658.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,501 miles [7,243.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'