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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 Buskirk Addition, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Buskirk Addition and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Buskirk Addition:
    • 37.846215, -81.995958
    • 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 Buskirk Addition
  • 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 Buskirk Addition ...

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.

  • Black Bottom
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Bottom have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Bottom
    • Black Bottom is located in Logan County
  • Crooked Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crooked Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Creek
    • Crooked Creek is located in Logan County
  • Dog Patch
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dog Patch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Patch
    • Dog Patch is located in Logan County
  • Hedgeview
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgeview
    • Hedgeview is located in Logan County
  • Monitor
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monitor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monitor
    • Monitor is located in Logan County
  • Peach Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Creek
    • Peach Creek is located in Logan County
  • Red Campbell
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Campbell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Campbell
    • Red Campbell is located in Logan County
  • Ridgeview
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridgeview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeview
    • Ridgeview is located in Logan County
  • Rum Junction
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rum Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rum Junction
    • Rum Junction is located in Logan County
  • Shamrock
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shamrock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
    • Shamrock is located in Logan County
  • Sunbeam
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunbeam have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbeam
    • Sunbeam is located in Logan County
  • Trace Junction
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trace Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trace Junction
    • Trace Junction is located in Logan County
  • Walnut Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
    • Walnut Hill is located in Logan County
  • Wanda
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wanda have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanda
    • Wanda is located in Logan County

How Far From Buskirk Addition to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Buskirk Addition to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Buskirk Addition and extending to:

  • Logan, which is the Seat of Logan County, lies just to the Northeast.
  • Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 39 miles [62.8 km]<2> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Buskirk Addition to Charleston, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two 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 278 miles [447.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,151 miles [9,899.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,864 miles [11,046.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,739 miles [7,626.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Buskirk Addition. 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>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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Buskirk Addition) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Buskirk Addition. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8462, Longitude: -81.9960       In this case, the coordinates for Buskirk Addition 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 Buskirk Addition 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 310.89 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.70 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.179 degrees.









 

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