Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Lowsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lowsville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Lowsville
- 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 Lowsville:
- 39.562861, -80.053126
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Lowsville
- 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 Monongalia County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Monongalia County
- Since Lowsville is near Marion County and also Greene County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Marion County
- eBird sighting report for Greene 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lowsville ...
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.
- Booth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Crown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Edna
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Everettville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Everettville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everettville
- Everettville is located in Monongalia County
- Flaggy Meadow
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flaggy Meadow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flaggy Meadow
- Flaggy Meadow is located in Monongalia County
- Fort Grand
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Grand have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Grand
- Fort Grand is located in Monongalia County
- Georgetown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Georgetown is located in Monongalia County
- Jordan
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Little Falls
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls
- Little Falls is located in Monongalia County
- Mount Harmony
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Harmony
- Mount Harmony is located in Marion County
- National
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Pleasant View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Pleasant View is located in Marion County
- Richwood ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
How Far From Lowsville 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 Lowsville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Lowsville and extending to:
- Morgantown, which is the Seat of Monongalia County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 119 miles [191.5 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Lowsville to Charleston, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 167 miles [268.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,994 miles [9,646.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,709 miles [10,797.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,585 miles [7,378.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lowsville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Monongalia County: www.co.monongalia.wv.us/
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lowsville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lowsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5629, Longitude: -80.0531 In this case, the coordinates for Lowsville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Lowsville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.663 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.557 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.766 degrees. |