Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Selwyn, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Selwyn and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Selwyn
- 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 Selwyn:
- 37.858708, -82.378479
- 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 Selwyn
- 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 Mingo County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Mingo County
- Since Selwyn is near Martin County and also Wayne County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Martin 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 Selwyn ...
We found three communities that share the name Selwyn.
Within West Virginia, the name Selwyn is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, one is located in the United States and the other two communities are located in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Selwyn ...
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.
- Ajax
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Beauty
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauty
- Beauty is located in Martin County (KY)
- Greyeagle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greyeagle
- Greyeagle is located in Mingo County
- Kermit
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kermit
- Kermit is located in Mingo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kermit <4>
- Lovely
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Pilgrim
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Stepptown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Stonecoal
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecoal
- Stonecoal is located in Wayne County
How Far From Selwyn 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 Selwyn to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Selwyn and extending to:
- Williamson, which is the Seat of Mingo County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Selwyn to Williamson, with an average speed<5> 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 52 miles [83.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 297 miles [478 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,166 miles [9,923.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,880 miles [11,072.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,755 miles [7,652.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Selwyn. 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> | 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 Selwyn, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Selwyn) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Selwyn. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8587, Longitude: -82.3785 In this case, the coordinates for Selwyn have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Selwyn to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.121 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.967 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.339 degrees. |