Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Villa, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Villa and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Villa
- 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 Villa:
- 38.375377, -81.504843
- 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 Villa
- 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 Kanawha County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Kanawha County
- Since Villa is near Roane County and also Clay County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Roane County
- eBird sighting report for Clay 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 Villa ...
We found five communities that share the name Villa.
Within West Virginia, the name Villa is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Delaware
- Ohio
- Texas
- Utah
- Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Villa ...
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.
- Airport Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Village
- Airport Village is located in Kanawha County
- Airport Village has also been known as:
- Airport
- Big Chimney
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Chimney have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Chimney
- Big Chimney is located in Kanawha County
- Blackhawk
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Coal Fork
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Elk Forest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Forest
- Elk Forest is located in Kanawha County
- Elk Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Elkview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkview
- Elkview is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkview <4>
- Fivemile
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Meadowbrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Meadowbrook is located in Kanawha County
- Mink ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Pinch
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinch
- Pinch is located in Kanawha County
- Quick
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Continue List (5 more) ...
- Riverview
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Sandy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Snow Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Three Mile
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Mile
- Three Mile is located in Kanawha County
- Twomile
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Riverview
How Far From Villa 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 Villa to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Villa once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Villa and extending to:
- Charleston, which is the Seat of Kanawha County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies just to the west southwest (WSW).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 243 miles [391.1 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Villa to White House, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,107 miles [9,828.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,821 miles [10,977.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,696 miles [7,557.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Kanawha County: www.kanawha.us/
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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Villa) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Villa. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3754, Longitude: -81.5048 In this case, the coordinates for Villa have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Villa, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Villa 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 310.583 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.428 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.80 degrees. |