Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Walnut, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Walnut and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Walnut
- 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 Walnut:
- 38.688975, -81.057513
- 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 Walnut
- 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 Calhoun County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Calhoun County
- Since Walnut is near Clay County and also Braxton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Clay County
- eBird sighting report for Braxton 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 Walnut ...
We found 25 communities that share the name Walnut.
There is one other community in West Virginia which is also named Walnut.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of another 24 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 24 communities, 24 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In West Virginia ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Bureau County
- This Walnut is located in Bureau County and lies 491 miles [790.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Walnut that is located in Calhoun County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bureau County community of Walnut.
- Tazewell County
- This Walnut is located in Tazewell County and lies 459 miles [738.7 km] to the west northwest of the Walnut that is located in Calhoun County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tazewell County community of Walnut.
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Butler County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Walnut [Butler County].
- Crawford County
- This Walnut is located in Crawford County and lies 764 miles [1,229.5 km]<1> to the west of the Walnut that is located in Calhoun County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Walnut.
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Mississippi
- Quitman County
- This Walnut is located in Quitman County and lies 605 miles [973.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Walnut that is located in Calhoun County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Quitman County community of Walnut.
- Tippah County
- This Walnut is located in Tippah County and lies 505 miles [812.7 km] to the west southwest of the Walnut that is located in Calhoun County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tippah County community of Walnut.
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Fairfield County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Fairfield County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfield County community of Walnut.
- Pickaway County
- This Walnut is located in Pickaway County and lies 119 miles [191.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Walnut that is located in Calhoun County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pickaway County community of Walnut.
- Oklahoma
- Ontario
- This Walnut lies 292 miles [469.9 km]<1> to the north of the Walnut that is located in Calhoun County.
- Pennsylvania
- Beaver County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Walnut [Beaver County].
- Juniata County
- This Walnut is located in Juniata County and lies 228 miles [366.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Walnut that is located in Calhoun County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Juniata County community of Walnut.
- Texas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Walnut ...
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.
- Beech
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Chloe
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Dingy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Dink
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Euclid
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Floe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Lydia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Millstone
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Mudfork
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudfork
- Mudfork is located in Calhoun County
- Rosedale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Sand Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
- Sand Ridge is located in Calhoun County
- Shock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shock
- Shock is located in Gilmer County
How Far From Walnut to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Walnut to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Walnut and extending to:
- Grantsville, which is the Seat of Calhoun County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Walnut to Grantsville, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 38 miles [61.2 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 216 miles [347.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,074 miles [9,775.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,788 miles [10,924.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,664 miles [7,506 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Walnut. 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Walnut) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Walnut. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6890, Longitude: -81.0575 |
| <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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Walnut 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 Walnut, 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 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 Walnut 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 310.304 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.156 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.504 degrees. |