Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Lobelia:
  • 38.133730, -80.294519
  • 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 Lobelia

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

Communities Also Named Lobelia ...

We found one communities that are also named Lobelia.

Within West Virginia, the name Lobelia is unique.

Beyond West Virginia, there is another community also named Lobelia in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • North Carolina
    • Moore County
    • This Lobelia is located in Moore County and lies 210 miles [338 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Lobelia that is located in Pocahontas County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Moore County community of Lobelia.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lobelia ...

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.

• Beard
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Beard is located in Pocahontas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beard
• Droop
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Droop is located in Pocahontas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Droop
• Droop Mountain
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Droop Mountain is located in Greenbrier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Droop Mountain
• Julia
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Julia is located in Greenbrier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julia
• Leonard
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Leonard is located in Greenbrier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard
• Locust
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Locust is located in Pocahontas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust
• Mill Run ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Mill Run is located in Pocahontas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Run
• Oscar
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Oscar is located in Greenbrier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oscar
• Raintown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Raintown is located in Pocahontas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintown
• Spice
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Spice is located in Pocahontas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spice

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lobelia and extending to:

• Marlinton, which is the Seat of Pocahontas County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Lobelia to Marlinton, with an average speed<2> 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 73 miles [117.5 km] to the west northwest (WNW). 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 183 miles [294.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,068 miles [9,765.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,777 miles [10,906.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,653 miles [7,488.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'