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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 Lesage, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lesage 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 Lesage:
    • 38.506473, -82.298482
    • 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 Lesage
  • 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 Cabell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cabell County
    • Since Lesage is near Lawrence County and also Gallia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Gallia 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 Lesage

Communities Also Named Lesage ...

We found one communities that are also named Lesage.

Within West Virginia, the name Lesage is unique.

Beyond West Virginia, there is another community also named Lesage in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Quebec
      • This Lesage lies 658 miles [1,058.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Lesage that is located in Cabell County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lesage ...

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.

  • Blue Sulphur
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Blue Sulphur is located in Cabell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Sulphur
  • Cebee
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Cebee is located in Lawrence County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cebee
  • Clover
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Clover is located in Cabell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover
  • Crown City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Crown City is located in Gallia County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
  • Fair Place
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Fair Place is located in Lawrence County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Place
  • Good Hope
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Good Hope is located in Gallia County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
  • Hillview
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Hillview is located in Cabell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillview
  • Home Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Home Park is located in Lawrence County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Park
  • Indian Meadows
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Indian Meadows is located in Cabell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Meadows
  • Lock
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Lock is located in Lawrence County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock
  • Pea Ridge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Pea Ridge is located in Cabell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
  • Platform
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Platform is located in Lawrence County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platform
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Polkadotte
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Polkadotte is located in Lawrence County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkadotte
    • Riverview
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Riverview is located in Lawrence County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
    • Rolling Hills
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Rolling Hills is located in Cabell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
    • Swan Creek
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Swan Creek is located in Gallia County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Creek
    • Timberlake
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Timberlake is located in Cabell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake

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

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

  • Huntington, which is the Seat of Cabell County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Lesage to Huntington, with an average speed<2> 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 37 miles [59.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 284 miles [457.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 17 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,133 miles [9,870.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,850 miles [11,024 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,725 miles [7,604.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Lesage) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Lesage 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 Lesage. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5065, Longitude: -82.2985       In this case, the coordinates for Lesage have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.065 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.997 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.103 degrees.