Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Lead Mine:
  • 39.194551, -79.584781
  • 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 Lead Mine

• 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 Tucker County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tucker County
  • Since Lead Mine is near Preston County and also Garrett County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Preston County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Garrett 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 Lead Mine

Communities Also Named Lead Mine ...

We found one communities that are also named Lead Mine.

Within West Virginia, the name Lead Mine is unique.

Beyond West Virginia, there is another community also named Lead Mine in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Wisconsin
    • Lafayette County
    • This Lead Mine is located in Lafayette County and lies 607 miles [976.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Lead Mine that is located in Tucker County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lafayette County community of Lead Mine.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lead Mine ...

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.

• Breedlove ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Breedlove is located in Preston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breedlove
• Erwin
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Erwin is located in Preston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwin
• Holly Meadows
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Holly Meadows is located in Tucker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Meadows
• Horse Shoe Run
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Horse Shoe Run is located in Preston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Shoe Run
• Lime Rock ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Lime Rock is located in Tucker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Rock
• Location
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Location is located in Tucker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Location
• Pierce
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Pierce is located in Tucker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce
• Pleasant Vale
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Pleasant Vale is located in Tucker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Vale
• Sell
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Sell is located in Preston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sell
• Silver Lake
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Silver Lake is located in Preston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lead Mine and extending to:

• Parsons, which is the Seat of Tucker County, lies just to the Southwest.
• Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 124 miles [199.6 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Lead Mine to Charleston, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 138 miles [222.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,991 miles [9,641.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,704 miles [10,789 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,579 miles [7,369.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'