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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 Lillydale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lillydale 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 Lillydale:
- 37.556790, -80.610349
- 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 Lillydale
- 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 Monroe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County
- Since Lillydale is near Summers County and also Giles County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Summers County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Giles 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 Lillydale
Communities Also Named Lillydale ...
We found three communities that are also named Lillydale.
There is one other community in West Virginia that is also named Lillydale.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In West Virginia ...
- Wyoming County
- This Lillydale is located in Wyoming County and lies 58 miles [93.3 km]<1> to the west of the Lillydale that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wyoming County community of Lillydale.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Tennessee
- Clay County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Lillydale [Clay County].
- Unicoi County
- This Lillydale is located in Unicoi County and lies 139 miles [223.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Lillydale that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Unicoi County community of Lillydale.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lillydale ...
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.
- Assurance
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Assurance is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assurance
- Creamery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Creamery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creamery
- Crimson Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Crimson Springs is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crimson Springs
- Gates
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Gates is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates
- Greenville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Knobs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Knobs is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobs
- Rock Camp
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rock Camp is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Camp
- Salt Sulphur Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Salt Sulphur Springs is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Sulphur Springs
- Union
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Union is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Population from the 2020 Census: 539 people
- Wayside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wayside is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
- Wolfcreek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Wolfcreek is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfcreek
How Far From Lillydale 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 Lillydale to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lillydale and extending to:
- Union, which is the Seat of Monroe County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 77 miles [123.9 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Lillydale 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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 214 miles [344.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,106 miles [9,826.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,815 miles [10,967.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,691 miles [7,549.4 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lillydale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Lillydale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Lillydale 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 Lillydale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5568, Longitude: -80.6103 In this case, the coordinates for Lillydale have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.062 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.712 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.686 degrees. |
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