Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Letch:
  • 38.800933, -80.496477
  • 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 Letch

• 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 Braxton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Braxton County
  • Since Letch is near Lewis County and also Webster County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lewis County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Webster 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 Letch

Curious and Interesting Names Near Letch ...

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.

• Bulltown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Bulltown is located in Braxton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulltown
• Dutch
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Dutch is located in Braxton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch
• Falls Mill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Falls Mill is located in Braxton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Mill
• Gregory
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Gregory is located in Braxton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
• Ireland
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Ireland is located in Lewis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ireland
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ireland <1>
• Jewell
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jewell is located in Lewis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
• Joppa
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Joppa is located in Braxton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
• Little Wildcat ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Little Wildcat is located in Lewis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Wildcat
• Walkersville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Walkersville is located in Lewis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkersville
• Wildcat ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Wildcat is located in Braxton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildcat

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

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

• Sutton, which is the Seat of Braxton County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Letch to Sutton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 68 miles [109.4 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 186 miles [299.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,046 miles [9,730.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,759 miles [10,877.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,635 miles [7,459.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'