Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Stillwell, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stillwell and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Stillwell
- 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 Stillwell:
- 38.208453, -80.098399
- 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 Stillwell
- 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 Pocahontas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Pocahontas County
- Since Stillwell is near Bath County and also Greenbrier County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Bath County
- eBird sighting report for Greenbrier 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 Stillwell ...
We found eight communities that share the name Stillwell.
Within West Virginia, the name Stillwell is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Missouri
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Butler County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Butler County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Stillwell.
- Holmes County
- This Stillwell is located in Holmes County and lies 188 miles [302.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Stillwell that is located in Pocahontas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Holmes County community of Stillwell.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Stillwell ...
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.
- Buckeye
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Buckeye is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buckeye <4>
- Burr
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Huntersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
- Huntersville is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntersville <4>
- Knapp
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Mill Run ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Minnehaha Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minnehaha Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnehaha Springs
- Minnehaha Springs is located in Pocahontas County
- Raintown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Sunset ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Thorny Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorny Creek
- Thorny Creek is located in Pocahontas County
- Violet
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Stillwell 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 Stillwell to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Stillwell and extending to:
- Marlinton, which is the Seat of Pocahontas County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 83 miles [133.6 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Stillwell 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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 172 miles [276.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,056 miles [9,746.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,766 miles [10,888.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,642 miles [7,470.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Stillwell. 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Stillwell) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Stillwell. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2085, Longitude: -80.0984 In this case, the coordinates for Stillwell 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 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 Stillwell 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> | 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 Stillwell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <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 Stillwell 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 309.74 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.441 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.254 degrees. |