Lawton
in Fayette County of West Virginia, United States

Noteable things around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
37.871 and -80.977 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 37° 52' 16" and W -80° 58' 37"
Currency and Currency Code:
Dollar - USD
Spoken languages:
English, Spanish, French
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 04:28 AM (Friday)
Timezone: America/New_York
UTC/GMT offset: -10 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
6:16 am and 8:23 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-34.226 and 115.057 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Hamelin Bay
References
This place on Wikipedia
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Current travel safety evaluation for United States in Northern America

Safety Score: 2,7 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to United States.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning United States. Last Update: 2024-05-10 08:04:54

Explore Lawton

Lawton in Fayette County (West Virginia) is a city in United States about 225 mi (or 362 km) west of Washington DC, the country's capital.

Local time in Lawton is now 04:28 AM (Friday). The local timezone is named America / New York with an UTC offset of -4 hours. We know of 10 airports in the vicinity of Lawton, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United States is Raleigh County Memorial Airport in a distance of 10 mi (or 16 km), South-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

Also, if you like golfing, there are multiple options in driving distance.

Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Hinton, Fayetteville, Beckley, Summersville and Union. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 14°C / 58 °F

Morning Temperature 12°C / 54 °F
Evening Temperature 8°C / 47 °F
Night Temperature 5°C / 42 °F
Chance of rainfall 4%
Air Humidity 91%
Air Pressure 1005 hPa
Wind Speed Moderate breeze with 9 km/h (6 mph) from South-East
Cloud Conditions Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky
General Conditions Light rain

Friday, 10th of May 2024

11°C (52 °F)
8°C (46 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, broken clouds.

Saturday, 11th of May 2024

18°C (65 °F)
9°C (48 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, few clouds.

Sunday, 12th of May 2024

24°C (75 °F)
15°C (58 °F)
Overcast clouds, gentle breeze.

Videos from this area

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New River Train at Prince, West Virginia

Published: November 01, 2009
Length: 09:13 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: localoid

The New River Train roars past the historic Prince Depot, near Beckley, WV, on Sunday, October 25, 2009. Each autumn, the New River Train excursions travel the scenic New River Gorge during...


C&O 6034 with Train 95, Prince, WV

Published: December 31, 2012
Length: 40:42 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Andy Cummings

C&O 6034, 5912, 5823 and 5821 westbound through Prince, WV on Art Borman's C&O New River Subdivision HO Scale layout. The layout focuses on the New River Division circa 1952, and features ...


CSX Coal Train at Prince, West Virginia on 6/20/1992

Published: July 31, 2008
Length: 24:31 min
Rating: 3 of 5
Author: ChessieStorm ChessieSystem

A coal train coming through Stretcher's Neck tunnel outside of Prince, W.Va. Engines: SD40-2's #8141, #8405 Video Shot around 7:30 a.m. on June 20, 1992.


Lower New River Whitewater Trip

Published: July 02, 2014
Length: 28:56 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: jeremy fultz

Lower New River 6/28/14 had a blast in the New River Gorge in West Virginia whitewater rafting with Adventures on the Gorge, and our raft guide Guido comes highly recommended.


New River Gorge - Memorial Day Weekend 2013

Published: May 28, 2013
Length: 32:23 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Brandon Weaver

My wife and I took a road trip to New River Gorge over the holiday weekend. Saturday we climbed at Bubba City and Sunday at Summersville Lake. Amazing weather. Though, we ended up hiking more ...


The New River and Batoff Mountain

Published: March 22, 2015
Length: 43:52 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: mossyunderground

Short clip of the new bridge they are building over the New River in Prince, WV, and going up Batoff Mountain.


WVWA Upper New 8-28-10

Published: September 01, 2010
Length: 59:45 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: SnowmanJonWV

Another Upper New River trip (Glade Springs to Grandview Sandbar). Had some OC-1 boaters with us from OH. This particular vid was shot with two cameras, the GoPro Hero 5mp and the JVC Everio...


CSX Q302 meets WB Empties at Quinnimont, W.Va. 6-20-1992

Published: July 31, 2008
Length: 19:48 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: ChessieStorm ChessieSystem

Q302 gets going east with a Chessie GP40 leading a GP38. As soon as 302 gets by a westbound empties comes flyin' through with a GP40-2 and SD40-2. Talk about having some good luck, if 302...


BSA White Water

Published: October 08, 2013
Length: 49:20 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: bwg1113

White water rafting on the New River in West Virginia part of the Central Florida Council contingent to the Summit for National Jamboree.


Lucy, Rock Climbing or stuck in the rocks at the New River Gorge, WV

Published: October 11, 2012
Length: 11:31 min
Rating: 1 of 5
Author: Lucy Ann Clark

My friend Shari is video filming, commenting and Steve is belaying me. They are both laughing hysterically.


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Attractions and noteworthy things

Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.

WVPB

WVPB is a NPR affiliated broadcast radio station licensed to Beckley, West Virginia, serving the Beckley/Oak Hill/Hinton area. WVPB is owned and operated by West Virginia Educational Broadcasting Authority and is part of the West Virginia Public Radio network. Main article: West Virginia Public Broadcasting

Located at 37.896, -80.989 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Radio stations in West Virginia, NPR member stations

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