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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 Frazier, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Frazier 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 Frazier:
    • 37.745607, -80.563456
    • 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 Frazier
  • 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 Frazier ...

We found twelve communities that share the name Frazier.

Within West Virginia, the name Frazier is unique.

Beyond West Virginia, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Tulare County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Frazier [Tulare County].
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Frazier is located in Hillsborough County and lies 670 miles [1,078.3 km]<2> to the south of the Frazier that is located in Greenbrier County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Frazier.
    • Georgia
      • Bleckley County
      • This Frazier is located in Bleckley County and lies 403 miles [648.6 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Frazier that is located in Greenbrier County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bleckley County community of Frazier.
      • Hall County
      • This Frazier is located in Hall County and lies 305 miles [490.8 km] to the southwest of the Frazier that is located in Greenbrier County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hall County community of Frazier.
      • Pulaski County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Frazier [Pulaski County].
    • Maryland
      • Calvert County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Frazier [Calvert County].
    • Mississippi
      • Sunflower County
      • This Frazier is located in Sunflower County and lies 638 miles [1,026.8 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Frazier that is located in Greenbrier County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sunflower County community of Frazier.
    • Missouri
      • Buchanan County
      • This Frazier is located in Buchanan County and lies 770 miles [1,239.2 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Frazier that is located in Greenbrier County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Buchanan County community of Frazier.
    • New Mexico
      • Chaves County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of Frazier [Chaves County].
    • North Dakota
      • Barnes County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Dakota community of Frazier [Barnes County].
    • Ohio
      • Muskingum County
      • This Frazier is located in Muskingum County and lies 165 miles [265.5 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Frazier that is located in Greenbrier County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muskingum County community of Frazier.
    • Oregon
      • Lane County
      • This Frazier is located in Lane County and lies 2,196 miles [3,534.1 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Frazier that is located in Greenbrier County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lane County community of Frazier.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Frazier ...

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.

  • Blue Sulphur Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Sulphur Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Sulphur Springs
    • Blue Sulphur Springs is located in Greenbrier County
  • Half Way
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Half Way have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Way
    • Half Way is located in Greenbrier County
  • Hokes Mill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hokes Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hokes Mill
    • Hokes Mill is located in Greenbrier County
  • Lewisburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Monitor
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monitor have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monitor
    • Monitor is located in Monroe County
  • Organ Cave
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Organ Cave have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Organ Cave
    • Organ Cave is located in Greenbrier County
  • Palestine
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palestine have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
    • Palestine is located in Greenbrier County
  • Rockland
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
    • Rockland is located in Greenbrier County
  • Sinks Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sinks Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinks Grove
    • Sinks Grove is located in Monroe County
  • Snowflake
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snowflake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowflake
    • Snowflake is located in Greenbrier County
  • Teaberry
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Teaberry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teaberry
    • Teaberry is located in Greenbrier County
  • Wolfcreek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfcreek
    • Wolfcreek is located in Monroe County

How Far From Frazier 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 Frazier to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Frazier and extending to:

  • Lewisburg, which is the Seat of Greenbrier County, lies just to the East Northeast.
  • Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 71 miles [114.3 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Frazier to Charleston, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 4 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 206 miles [331.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,096 miles [9,810.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,805 miles [10,951.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,681 miles [7,533.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Frazier. 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>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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Frazier 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.
<2>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- Frazier) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Frazier. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.7456, Longitude: -80.5635    
<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 Frazier, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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 Frazier to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.03 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.703 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.605 degrees.









 

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