Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Lesmalinston:
  • 39.338982, -79.969797
  • 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 Lesmalinston

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lesmalinston ...

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.

• Blueville
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Blueville is located in Taylor County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blueville
• Cecil
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Cecil is located in Taylor County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
• Cove Run
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Cove Run is located in Barbour County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Run
• Cove Run Station ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Cove Run Station is located in Barbour County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Run Station
• Dent
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Dent is located in Barbour County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dent
• Elliotsville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Elliotsville is located in Taylor County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliotsville
• Hardman
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hardman is located in Preston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardman
• Hebron
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hebron is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
• Independence
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Independence is located in Preston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Knottsville
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Knottsville is located in Taylor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knottsville
  • Maple Run
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Maple Run is located in Taylor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Run
  • Pleasant Creek ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Pleasant Creek is located in Barbour County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Creek
  • Sandy ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Sandy is located in Taylor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
  • Scotch Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Scotch Hill is located in Preston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotch Hill
  • Stone House ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Stone House is located in Taylor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone House

How Far From Lesmalinston to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Lesmalinston to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Lesmalinston and extending to:

• Grafton, which is the Seat of Taylor County, lies just to the West.
• Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 112 miles [180.2 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Lesmalinston 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 160 miles [257.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,001 miles [9,657.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,715 miles [10,806.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,590 miles [7,386.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'