Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Lazearville:
  • 40.286181, -80.610630
  • 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 Lazearville

• 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 Brooke County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Brooke County
  • Since Lazearville is near Jefferson County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Lazearville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lazearville ...

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.

• Arnold
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Arnold is located in Brooke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
• Brilliant
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Brilliant is located in Jefferson County (OH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brilliant
• Deandale
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Deandale is located in Jefferson County (OH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deandale
• Dutch Town
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Dutch Town is located in Brooke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Town
• Franklin
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Franklin is located in Brooke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
• Georges Run
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Georges Run is located in Jefferson County (OH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Run
• Louise
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Louise is located in Brooke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
• Lower Ferry ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Lower Ferry is located in Brooke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Ferry
• Mingo Junction
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Mingo Junction is located in Jefferson County (OH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingo Junction
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,185 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mingo Junction <1>
• Rabbit Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Rabbit Hill is located in Brooke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Hill
• Rockdale
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Rockdale is located in Brooke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
• Salt Run
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Salt Run is located in Jefferson County (OH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Run
• Shank Town
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Shank Town is located in Brooke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shank Town

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

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

• Wellsburg, which is the Seat of Brooke County, lies just to the South.
• Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 144 miles [231.7 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Lazearville to Charleston, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 212 miles [341.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,985 miles [9,631.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,704 miles [10,789 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,579 miles [7,369.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'