Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Lyonsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lyonsville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Lyonsville
- 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 Lyonsville:
- 38.259274, -81.057604
- 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 Lyonsville
- 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 Nicholas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Nicholas County
- Since Lyonsville is near Fayette County and also Clay County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Fayette County
- eBird sighting report for Clay 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
Communities Also Named Lyonsville ...
We found six communities that share the name Lyonsville.
Within West Virginia, the name Lyonsville is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Tehama County
- This Lyonsville is located in Tehama County and lies 2,159 miles [3,474.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Lyonsville that is located in Nicholas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tehama County community of Lyonsville.
- Indiana
- Fayette County
- This Lyonsville is located in Fayette County and lies 235 miles [378.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Lyonsville that is located in Nicholas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Lyonsville.
- Kansas
- Dickinson 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 Kansas community of Lyonsville [Dickinson County].
- Massachusetts
- Franklin County
- This Lyonsville is located in Franklin County and lies 533 miles [857.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Lyonsville that is located in Nicholas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Lyonsville.
- New Jersey
- Morris County
- This Lyonsville is located in Morris County and lies 398 miles [640.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Lyonsville that is located in Nicholas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morris County community of Lyonsville.
- New York
- Ulster County
- This Lyonsville is located in Ulster County and lies 438 miles [704.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Lyonsville that is located in Nicholas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ulster County community of Lyonsville.
- California
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lyonsville ...
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.
- Burl
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Dixie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Dixie is located in Nicholas County
- Elliot ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Harriet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Independence
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Independence have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Independence is located in Clay County
- Jodie
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Lucas
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Marvel
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Peters Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peters Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Junction
- Peters Junction is located in Nicholas County
- Poe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Swiss
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Woods Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woods Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Ferry
- Woods Ferry is located in Fayette County
How Far From Lyonsville 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 Lyonsville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lyonsville and extending to:
- Summersville, which is the Seat of Nicholas County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Lyonsville to Summersville, with an average speed<4> 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 31 miles [49.9 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 221 miles [355.7 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,094 miles [9,807.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,806 miles [10,953.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,681 miles [7,533.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lyonsville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lyonsville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lyonsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2593, Longitude: -81.0576 In this case, the coordinates for Lyonsville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Lyonsville 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> | 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. |
| <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 Lyonsville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.315 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.105 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.646 degrees. |