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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 Terry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Terry and the surrounding area.

  • 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 Terry:
    • 37.861037, -81.098124
    • 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 Terry
  • 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 Terry ...

We found seventeen communities that share the name Terry.

Within West Virginia, the name Terry is unique.

Beyond West Virginia, we know of another seventeen communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Dallas County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Terry [Dallas County].
    • Arkansas
      • Lincoln County
      • This Terry is located in Lincoln County and lies 655 miles [1,054.1 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Terry that is located in Raleigh County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Terry.
    • Georgia
      • Paulding County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Terry [Paulding County].
    • Indiana
      • Perry County
      • This Terry is located in Perry County and lies 301 miles [484.4 km]<2> to the west of the Terry that is located in Raleigh County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Terry.
    • Kansas
      • Finney County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Terry [Finney County].
    • Louisiana
      • West Carroll Parish
      • This Terry is located in West Carroll Parish and lies 669 miles [1,076.7 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Terry that is located in Raleigh County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the West Carroll Parish community of Terry.
    • Michigan
      • Bay County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Terry [Bay County].
    • Mississippi
      • Hinds County
      • This Terry is located in Hinds County and lies 654 miles [1,052.5 km]<2> to the southwest of the Terry that is located in Raleigh County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hinds County community of Terry.
    • Missouri
      • Pemiscot County
      • This Terry is located in Pemiscot County and lies 489 miles [787 km]<2> to the west of the Terry that is located in Raleigh County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pemiscot County community of Terry.
      • Saint Clair County
      • This Terry is located in Saint Clair County and lies 676 miles [1,087.9 km] to the west of the Terry that is located in Raleigh County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Clair County community of Terry.
    • Montana
      • Custer County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Terry [Custer County].
      • Prairie County
      • This Terry is located in Prairie County and lies 1,373 miles [2,209.6 km]<2> to the northwest of the Terry that is located in Raleigh County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prairie County community of Terry.
    • South Carolina
      • Greenville County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Terry [Greenville County].
    • South Dakota
      • Lawrence County
      • This Terry is located in Lawrence County and lies 1,258 miles [2,024.6 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Terry that is located in Raleigh County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Terry.
    • Tennessee
      • Carroll County
      • This Terry is located in Carroll County and lies 434 miles [698.5 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Terry that is located in Raleigh County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Terry.
      • Maury County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Terry [Maury County].
    • Texas
      • Orange County
      • This Terry is located in Orange County and lies 908 miles [1,461.3 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Terry that is located in Raleigh County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Terry.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Terry ...

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.

  • Alaska ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alaska have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaska
    • Alaska is located in Fayette County
  • Grandview
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grandview have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
    • Grandview is located in Raleigh County
  • Lee
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lee have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
    • Lee is located in Fayette County
  • Meadow Fork
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Fork
    • Meadow Fork is located in Fayette County
  • Mount Hope
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
    • Mount Hope is located in Fayette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,259 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Hope <5>
  • Piney View
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney View have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney View
    • Piney View is located in Raleigh County
  • Prince
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Royal ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
    • Royal is located in Raleigh County
  • Stonewall ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stonewall have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
    • Stonewall is located in Raleigh County
  • Terry Junction
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terry Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry Junction
    • Terry Junction is located in Raleigh County
  • Turkey Knob
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turkey Knob have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Knob
    • Turkey Knob is located in Fayette County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Terry and extending to:

  • Beckley, which is the Seat of Raleigh County, lies just to the Southwest.
  • Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 44 miles [70.8 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Terry to Charleston, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 231 miles [371.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 14 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,113 miles [9,837.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,824 miles [10,982.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,700 miles [7,563.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Terry. 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>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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Terry 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.
<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- Terry) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Terry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8610, Longitude: -81.0981    
<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 Terry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Terry 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 310.348 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.083 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.792 degrees.









 

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