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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Jane Lew, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Jane Lew and the surrounding area.
- 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 Jane Lew:
- 39.1098, -80.406727
- 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 Jane Lew
- 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 Lewis County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lewis County
- Since Jane Lew is near Harrison County and also Upshur County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Harrison County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Upshur 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 Jane Lew
Curious and Interesting Names Near Jane Lew ...
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.
- Berlin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Butchersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Butchersville is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butchersville
- Deanville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Deanville is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanville
- Fisher Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Fisher Hill is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Hill
- Goodhope
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Goodhope is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodhope
- Hickory Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hickory Hills is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Homeland
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Homeland is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Lightburn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lost Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lost Creek is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 462 people
- Rider
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rider is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rider
- Shady Brook
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Shady Brook is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Brook
- Sheets Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sheets Mills is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheets Mills
- South Park
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- South Park is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Park
- Valley Chapel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
How Far From Jane Lew 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 town such as Jane Lew to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Jane Lew and extending to:
- Weston, which is the Seat of Lewis County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 84 miles [135.2 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Jane Lew to Charleston, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 181 miles [291.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,029 miles [9,702.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,743 miles [10,851.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,618 miles [7,432 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Jane Lew) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Jane Lew to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Jane Lew. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1098, Longitude: -80.4067 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.896 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.754 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.079 degrees. |
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