Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Higginsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Higginsville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Higginsville
- 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 Higginsville:
- 39.418152, -78.579735
- 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 Higginsville
- 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 Hampshire County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Hampshire County
- Since Higginsville is near Allegany County and also Mineral County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Allegany County
- eBird sighting report for Mineral 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 Higginsville ...
We found seven communities that share the name Higginsville.
Within West Virginia, the name Higginsville is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, six are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Vermilion County
- This Higginsville is located in Vermilion County and lies 489 miles [787 km]<1> to the west of the Higginsville that is located in Hampshire County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vermilion County community of Higginsville.
- Maine
- Penobscot County
- This Higginsville is located in Penobscot County and lies 622 miles [1,001 km]<1> to the northeast of the Higginsville that is located in Hampshire County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Penobscot County community of Higginsville.
- Missouri
- Lafayette County
- This Higginsville is located in Lafayette County and lies 809 miles [1,302 km]<1> to the west of the Higginsville that is located in Hampshire County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lafayette County community of Higginsville.
- New Jersey
- Hunterdon County
- This Higginsville is located in Hunterdon County and lies 214 miles [344.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Higginsville that is located in Hampshire County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hunterdon County community of Higginsville.
- New York
- Oneida County
- This Higginsville is located in Oneida County and lies 300 miles [482.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Higginsville that is located in Hampshire County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oneida County community of Higginsville.
- Ulster 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 New York community of Higginsville [Ulster County].
- Nova Scotia
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
- Illinois
Curious and Interesting Names Near Higginsville ...
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.
- Creekvale
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Frenchburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frenchburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchburg
- Frenchburg is located in Hampshire County
- Grace
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Green Spring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring
- Green Spring is located in Hampshire County
- Levels
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Little Cacapon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Cacapon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Cacapon
- Little Cacapon is located in Hampshire County
- Neals Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Points
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Points
- Points is located in Hampshire County
- Raven Rocks
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raven Rocks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Rocks
- Raven Rocks is located in Hampshire County
- Ridgedale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Spring Gap ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Gap have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Gap
- Spring Gap is located in Hampshire County
- Three Churches
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Churches
- Three Churches is located in Hampshire County
How Far From Higginsville 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 Higginsville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Higginsville and extending to:
- Romney, which is the Seat of Hampshire County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Higginsville to Romney, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 179 miles [288.1 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 90 miles [144.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,940 miles [9,559.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,651 miles [10,703.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,527 miles [7,285.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Higginsville. 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Higginsville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Higginsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4182, Longitude: -78.5797 In this case, the coordinates for Higginsville 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 Higginsville 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 Higginsville 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 308.778 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.528 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.175 degrees. |