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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 Lexington Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lexington Estates 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 Lexington Estates:
- 38.411202, -81.983191
- 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 Lexington Estates
- 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 Putnam County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Putnam County
- Since Lexington Estates is near Cabell County and also Kanawha County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cabell County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kanawha 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 Lexington Estates
Communities Also Named Lexington Estates ...
We found two communities that are also named Lexington Estates.
Within West Virginia, the name Lexington Estates is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Clarke County
- This Lexington Estates is located in Clarke County and lies 319 miles [513.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Lexington Estates that is located in Putnam County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarke County community of Lexington Estates.
- Virginia
- Fairfax County
- This Lexington Estates is located in Fairfax County and lies 255 miles [410.4 km]<1> to the east of the Lexington Estates that is located in Putnam County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfax County community of Lexington Estates.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lexington Estates ...
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.
- Amandaville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Amandaville is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amandaville
- Cheyenne Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cheyenne Valley is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheyenne Valley
- Hickory Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory Hill is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
- Hurricane
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hurricane Bridge ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hurricane Bridge is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane Bridge
- Lake Washington
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lake Washington is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Washington
- Lone Oak Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lone Oak Park is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak Park
- Nitro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- River Bend
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- River Bend is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bend
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Rolling Meadows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rolling Meadows is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
- Scary
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Scary is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scary
- Strawberry Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Strawberry Heights is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Heights
- Sun Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sun Valley is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
- Tornado
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tornado is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tornado
- Virginia Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Virginia Heights is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Heights
How Far From Lexington Estates 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 Lexington Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lexington Estates and extending to:
- Winfield, which is the Seat of Putnam County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Lexington Estates to Winfield, with an average speed<3> 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 19 miles [30.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). The buggy would take 6 hours and walking would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 268 miles [431.3 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,125 miles [9,857.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,840 miles [11,007.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,715 miles [7,588.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lexington Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Lexington Estates 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 Lexington Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4112, Longitude: -81.9832 In this case, the coordinates for Lexington Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.874 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.765 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.996 degrees. |
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