Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Lester, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lester and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Lester
- 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 Lester:
- 37.735299, -81.301286
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Lester
- 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 Raleigh County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Raleigh County
- Since Lester is near Wyoming County and also Fayette County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Wyoming County
- eBird sighting report for Fayette 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Lester ...
We found 23 communities that share the name Lester.
Within West Virginia, the name Lester is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of another 23 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Etowah County
- This Lester is located in Etowah County and lies 373 miles [600.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Lester that is located in Raleigh County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Etowah County community of Lester.
- Limestone County
- This Lester is located in Limestone County and lies 376 miles [605.1 km] to the west southwest of the Lester that is located in Raleigh County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Limestone County community of Lester.
- Arkansas
- Craighead County
- This Lester is located in Craighead County and lies 521 miles [838.5 km]<1> to the west of the Lester that is located in Raleigh County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Craighead County community of Lester.
- Ouachita County
- This Lester is located in Ouachita County and lies 709 miles [1,141 km] to the west southwest of the Lester that is located in Raleigh County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ouachita County community of Lester.
- Colorado
- Georgia
- Fulton County
- This Lester is located in Fulton County and lies 341 miles [548.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Lester that is located in Raleigh County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Lester.
- Mitchell County
- This Lester is located in Mitchell County and lies 466 miles [750 km] to the south southwest of the Lester that is located in Raleigh County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mitchell County community of Lester.
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Black Hawk County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Lester [Black Hawk County].
- Lyon County
- This Lester is located in Lyon County and lies 879 miles [1,414.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Lester that is located in Raleigh County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lyon County community of Lester.
- Kansas
- Logan County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Lester [Logan County].
- Scott County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Lester [Scott County].
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Nebraska
- New York
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- Utah
- Washington
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lester ...
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.
- Affinity
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Big Stick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Cedar
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Crab Orchard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crab Orchard have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab Orchard
- Crab Orchard is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crab Orchard <5>
- Glen Daniel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Daniel have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Daniel
- Glen Daniel is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glen Daniel <5>
- Glen View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Glen White
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen White
- Glen White is located in Raleigh County
- Glen White Junction ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen White Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen White Junction
- Glen White Junction is located in Raleigh County
- Harper
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Harper is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harper <5>
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Hoohoo
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Jenny Gap ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Maple Meadow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Meadow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Meadow
- Maple Meadow is located in Raleigh County
- Slab Fork
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab Fork
- Slab Fork is located in Raleigh County
- Surveyor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Trap Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hoohoo
How Far From Lester 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 town such as Lester to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lester and extending to:
- Beckley, which is the Seat of Raleigh County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 45 miles [72.4 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Lester to Charleston, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 244 miles [392.7 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 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,127 miles [9,860.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,838 miles [11,004.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,714 miles [7,586.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lester. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lester) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lester. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.7353, Longitude: -81.3013 In this case, the coordinates for Lester have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Lester could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Lester, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Lester to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.472 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.207 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.919 degrees. |