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website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed
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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 Cross Lanes:
38.420371, -81.790685
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We found two communities that share the name Cross Lanes.
Within West Virginia, the name Cross Lanes is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Arkansas
Crawford County
This Cross Lanes is located in Crawford County and lies 716 miles [1,152.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Cross Lanes that is located in Kanawha County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Cross Lanes.
Tennessee
Macon County
This Cross Lanes is located in Macon County and lies 272 miles [437.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Cross Lanes that is located in Kanawha County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macon County community of Cross Lanes.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cross Lanes ...
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.
Amandaville (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amandaville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 Cross Lanes to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cross Lanes and extending to:
Charleston, which is the Seat of Kanawha County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Cross Lanes to Charleston, with an average speed<4> 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 10 miles [16.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 258 miles [415.2 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,117 miles [9,844.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,831 miles [10,993.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,707 miles [7,575.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cross Lanes) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cross Lanes. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4204, Longitude: -81.7907 In this case, the coordinates for Cross Lanes 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>
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<4>
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.
<5>
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 Cross Lanes to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.756 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.632 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.909 degrees.