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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 Pipestem, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pipestem 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 Pipestem:
    • 37.544607, -80.960227
    • 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 Pipestem
  • 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 Pipestem ...

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.

  • Crumps Bottom
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crumps Bottom have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumps Bottom
    • Crumps Bottom is located in Summers County
  • Dunns
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunns have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunns
    • Dunns is located in Mercer County
  • Hill Top
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hill Top have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Top
    • Hill Top is located in Summers County
  • Indian Mills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Mills
    • Indian Mills is located in Summers County
  • Jumping Branch
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumping Branch
    • Jumping Branch is located in Summers County
  • Lick Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lick Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Creek
    • Lick Creek is located in Summers County
  • Lilly ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lilly have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly
    • Lilly is located in Summers County
  • Packs Ferry
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Packs Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packs Ferry
    • Packs Ferry is located in Summers County
  • Speedway
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Speedway have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedway
    • Speedway is located in Mercer County
  • Streeter
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Streeter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Streeter
    • Streeter is located in Summers County
  • Suck Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Suck Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suck Creek
    • Suck Creek is located in Summers County

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

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

  • Hinton, which is the Seat of Summers County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Pipestem to Hinton, with an average speed<3> 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 66 miles [106.2 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 232 miles [373.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 14 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,121 miles [9,850.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,831 miles [10,993.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,707 miles [7,575.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pipestem. 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 '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- Pipestem) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pipestem. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5446, Longitude: -80.9602    
<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 Pipestem 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 310.271 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.949 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.836 degrees.









 

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