Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Lowdell:
  • 39.059801, -81.611237
  • 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 Lowdell

• 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 Wood County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wood County
  • Since Lowdell is near Jackson County and also Wirt County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wirt 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 Lowdell

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lowdell ...

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.

• Cuba
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cuba is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
• Drift Run
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Drift Run is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drift Run
• Fountain Spring
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Fountain Spring is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Spring
• Jerrys Run
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Jerrys Run is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerrys Run
• Kingbury ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Kingbury is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingbury
• Lone Cedar
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Lone Cedar is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Cedar
• Lucky ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Lucky is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky
• Manganese ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Manganese is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manganese
• Pleasant Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
• Pond Creek
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Pond Creek is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Creek
• Powers ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Powers is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers
• Randolph Landing
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Randolph Landing is located in Meigs County (OH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph Landing
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  • Reedsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Reedsville is located in Meigs County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedsville
  • Rockport
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Rockport is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
  • Skull Run
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Skull Run is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skull Run
  • Windy
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Windy is located in Wirt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Lowdell and extending to:

• Parkersburg, which is the Seat of Wood County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Lowdell to Parkersburg, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 49 miles [78.9 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 245 miles [394.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,080 miles [9,784.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,797 miles [10,938.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,672 miles [7,518.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'