Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Tralee, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tralee and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Tralee
- 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 Tralee:
- 37.557336, -81.400658
- 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 Tralee
- 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 Wyoming County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Wyoming County
- Since Tralee is near Raleigh County and also Mercer County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Raleigh County
- eBird sighting report for Mercer 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 Tralee ...
We found one communities that share the name Tralee.
Within West Virginia, the name Tralee is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, there is another community also named Tralee in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ontario
- This Tralee lies 423 miles [680.8 km]<1> to the north of the Tralee that is located in Wyoming County.
- Ontario
Curious and Interesting Names Near Tralee ...
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.
- Amigo
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Basin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Blackeagle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackeagle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackeagle
- Blackeagle is located in Wyoming County
- Bud
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bud
- Bud is located in Wyoming County
- Helen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helen
- Helen is located in Raleigh County
- Itmann
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Joe Branch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joe Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joe Branch
- Joe Branch is located in Wyoming County
- Newfound
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Stonecoal Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stonecoal Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecoal Junction
- Stonecoal Junction is located in Raleigh County
How Far From Tralee 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 Tralee to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Tralee and extending to:
- Pineville, which is the Seat of Wyoming County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 55 miles [88.5 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Tralee to Charleston, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 254 miles [408.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The shortest distance<4> 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).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,850 miles [11,024 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,725 miles [7,604.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Tralee. 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- Tralee) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Tralee. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5573, Longitude: -81.4007 In this case, the coordinates for Tralee 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 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 Tralee 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 310.535 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.252 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.017 degrees. |