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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 Lindside, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lindside and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Lindside:
    • 37.453734, -80.669793
    • 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 Lindside
  • 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 Lindside is near Giles County and also Summers County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Giles County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Summers 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 Lindside

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lindside ...

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
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Assurance is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assurance
  • Bluff City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Bluff City is located in Giles County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
  • Bozoo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Bozoo is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bozoo
  • Cloverdale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Cloverdale is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
  • Gray Sulphur Springs ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Gray Sulphur Springs is located in Giles County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Sulphur Springs
  • Greenville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Indian Mills
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Indian Mills is located in Summers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Mills
  • Lillydale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Lillydale is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillydale
  • Mountain Lake
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Mountain Lake is located in Giles County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Peterstown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Rich Creek
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Ripplemead
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Ripplemead is located in Giles County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripplemead
    • Rock Camp
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Rock Camp is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Camp
    • Salt Sulphur Springs
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Salt Sulphur Springs is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Sulphur Springs
    • Wayside
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Wayside is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside

How Far From Lindside to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Lindside to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Union, which is the Seat of Monroe County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Lindside to Union, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 80 miles [128.7 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 220 miles [354.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,113 miles [9,837.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,821 miles [10,977.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,698 miles [7,560.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lindside) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Lindside 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 Lindside. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.4537, Longitude: -80.6698       In this case, the coordinates for Lindside have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.10 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.74 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.744 degrees.