Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Salt Rock, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Salt Rock and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Salt Rock
- 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 Salt Rock:
- 38.323143, -82.220977
- 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 Salt Rock
- 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 Cabell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Cabell County
- Since Salt Rock is near Lincoln County and also Wayne County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
- eBird sighting report for Wayne 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 Salt Rock ...
We found one communities that share the name Salt Rock.
Within West Virginia, the name Salt Rock is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, there is another community also named Salt Rock in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Salt Rock ...
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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Sulphur have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Sulphur
- Blue Sulphur is located in Cabell County
- Branchland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Branchland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchland
- Branchland is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Branchland <3>
- Fudges Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fudges Creek
- Fudges Creek is located in Cabell County
- Indian Meadows
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Meadows
- Indian Meadows is located in Cabell County
- Inez
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Martha
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Pleasant View
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Pleasant View is located in Lincoln County
- Portersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portersville
- Portersville is located in Lincoln County
- Prairietown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairietown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairietown
- Prairietown is located in Cabell County
- Rolling Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
- Rolling Hills is located in Cabell County
- Sarah
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
How Far From Salt Rock to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Salt Rock to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Salt Rock and extending to:
- Huntington, which is the Seat of Cabell County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Salt Rock to Huntington, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 32 miles [51.5 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 282 miles [453.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,139 miles [9,879.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,854 miles [11,030.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,729 miles [7,610.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Salt Rock. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Cabell County: www.cabellcounty.org/
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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Salt Rock) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Salt Rock. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3231, Longitude: -82.2210 In this case, the coordinates for Salt Rock have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Salt Rock 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 311.02 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.919 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.127 degrees. |