Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Keslers Cross Lanes:
  • 38.235202, -80.935183
  • 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 Keslers Cross Lanes

• 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 Nicholas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Nicholas County
  • Since Keslers Cross Lanes is near Fayette County and also Clay County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clay 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 Keslers Cross Lanes

Curious and Interesting Names Near Keslers 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.

• Burl
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Burl is located in Nicholas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burl
• Elliot ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Elliot is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot
• Fowler Knob
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Fowler Knob is located in Nicholas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler Knob
• Jenky
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jenky is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenky
• Lucas
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Lucas is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
• Lyonsville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Lyonsville is located in Nicholas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonsville
• Mount Lookout
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Mount Lookout is located in Nicholas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lookout
• Peters Junction
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Peters Junction is located in Nicholas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Junction
• Poe
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Poe is located in Nicholas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poe
• Pool
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Pool is located in Nicholas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pool
• Sparks ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Sparks is located in Nicholas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks
• Summersville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Summersville is located in Nicholas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,225 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summersville <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Summersville
  • From Keslers Cross Lanes to Summersville
• Woods Ferry
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Woods Ferry is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Ferry

How Far From Keslers Cross Lanes 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 Keslers Cross Lanes to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Summersville, which is the Seat of Nicholas County, lies just to the Northeast.
• Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Keslers Cross Lanes to Charleston, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 215 miles [346 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,090 miles [9,800.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,801 miles [10,945.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,677 miles [7,526.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'