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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 Lillian, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lillian 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 Lillian:
- 39.115376, -80.065358
- 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 Lillian
- 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 Barbour County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Barbour County
- Since Lillian is near Upshur County and also Taylor County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Upshur County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Taylor 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 Lillian
Communities Also Named Lillian ...
We found four communities that are also named Lillian.
Within West Virginia, the name Lillian is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Baldwin County
- This Lillian is located in Baldwin County and lies 731 miles [1,176.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Lillian that is located in Barbour County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baldwin County community of Lillian.
- Mississippi
- Scott County
- This Lillian is located in Scott County and lies 699 miles [1,124.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Lillian that is located in Barbour County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Lillian.
- Nebraska
- Custer County
- This Lillian is located in Custer County and lies 1,042 miles [1,676.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Lillian that is located in Barbour County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Custer County community of Lillian.
- Texas
- Johnson County
- This Lillian is located in Johnson County and lies 1,059 miles [1,704.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Lillian that is located in Barbour County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Lillian.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lillian ...
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.
- Boulder
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Boulder is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder
- Century
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Century is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Century
- Century Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Century Junction is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Century Junction
- Elk City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Elk City is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk City
- Fox Hall ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fox Hall is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hall
- Hopewell
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hopewell is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Independence
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Independence is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Jones
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jones is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
- Longview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Longview is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Mount Liberty
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Liberty is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Liberty
- Murphy
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Murphy is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
- Swamp Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Swamp Run is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swamp Run
- Union
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Union is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Valley Bend
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Lillian 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 Lillian to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Lillian once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Lillian and extending to:
- Philippi, which is the Seat of Barbour County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 99 miles [159.3 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Lillian to Charleston, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 163 miles [262.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,015 miles [9,680.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,728 miles [10,827.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,603 miles [7,407.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lillian) 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> | 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 Lillian, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Lillian 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 Lillian. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1154, Longitude: -80.0654 In this case, the coordinates for Lillian have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.689 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.518 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.928 degrees. |
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