Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Vanville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Vanville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Vanville
- 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 Vanville:
- 39.379822, -77.979720
- 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 Vanville
- 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 Berkeley County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Berkeley County
- Since Vanville is near Jefferson County and also Frederick County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- eBird sighting report for Frederick 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 Vanville ...
We found one communities that share the name Vanville.
Within West Virginia, the name Vanville is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, there is another community also named Vanville in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Vanville ...
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.
- Egypt
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Files Crossroad
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Files Crossroad have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Files Crossroad
- Files Crossroad is located in Berkeley County
- Goose Nest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goose Nest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Nest
- Goose Nest is located in Berkeley County
- Grubbs Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grubbs Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubbs Corner
- Grubbs Corner is located in Berkeley County
- Irish Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irish Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irish Hill
- Irish Hill is located in Berkeley County
- Leetown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Martinsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Martinsburg is located in Berkeley County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,514 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinsburg <3>
- Pikeside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Tablers Station
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tablers Station have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tablers Station
- Tablers Station is located in Berkeley County
- Union Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Corner
- Union Corner is located in Berkeley County
How Far From Vanville 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 Vanville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Vanville and extending to:
- Martinsburg, which is the Seat of Berkeley County, lies just to the North.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 208 miles [334.7 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Vanville to Charleston, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 60 miles [96.6 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,917 miles [9,522.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,626 miles [10,663.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,502 miles [7,245.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Vanville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Berkeley County: www.berkeleycountycomm.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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Vanville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Vanville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3798, Longitude: -77.9797 In this case, the coordinates for Vanville 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 Vanville 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 308.42 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.116 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.931 degrees. |