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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 Lucile, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lucile 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 Lucile:
- 38.945511, -81.386221
- 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 Lucile
- 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 Wirt County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wirt County
- Since Lucile is near Roane County and also Calhoun County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Roane County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Calhoun 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 Lucile
Communities Also Named Lucile ...
We found seven communities that are also named Lucile.
Within West Virginia, the name Lucile is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Miller County
- This Lucile is located in Miller County and lies 567 miles [912.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Lucile that is located in Wirt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Miller County community of Lucile.
- Idaho
- Idaho County
- This Lucile is located in Idaho County and lies 1,826 miles [2,938.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Lucile that is located in Wirt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Idaho County community of Lucile.
- Kentucky
- Elliott County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Lucile [Elliott County].
- Mississippi
- Lauderdale County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Lucile [Lauderdale County].
- Nebraska
- Hayes County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nebraska community of Lucile [Hayes County].
- Ohio
- Belmont County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Belmont County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Belmont County community of Lucile.
- Virginia
- Scott County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Lucile [Scott County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lucile ...
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.
- Beaverdam
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Beaverdam is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdam
- Burning Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cherry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cherry is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry
- Dukes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dukes is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dukes
- Enterprise
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Enterprise is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Evelyn ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Evelyn is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evelyn
- Grace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Grace is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
- Ivan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ivan is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivan
- Palestine
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Peewee
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Reedy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Reedy is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Rover
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rover is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rover
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Seaman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Seaman is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaman
- Sunflower
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sunflower is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower
- Two Run
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Two Run is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Run
- Zackville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Zackville is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zackville
How Far From Lucile 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 Lucile to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lucile and extending to:
- Elizabeth, which is the Seat of Wirt County, lies just to the North.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 43 miles [69.2 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Lucile to Charleston, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 233 miles [375 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,076 miles [9,778.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,792 miles [10,930.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,667 miles [7,510.8 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lucile) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Lucile could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | 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 Lucile, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Lucile 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 Lucile. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9455, Longitude: -81.3862 In this case, the coordinates for Lucile have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.498 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.415 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.562 degrees. |
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