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As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Walpers Cross-Roads, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Walpers Cross-Roads and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Walpers Cross-Roads:
    • 39.399822, -77.871662
    • 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 Walpers Cross-Roads
  • 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Walpers Cross-Roads ...

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
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Egypt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
    • Egypt is located in Jefferson County
  • Files Crossroad
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Files Crossroad have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Files Crossroad
    • Files Crossroad is located in Berkeley County
  • Grubbs Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grubbs Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubbs Corner
    • Grubbs Corner is located in Berkeley County
  • Heatherfield
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heatherfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatherfield
    • Heatherfield is located in Jefferson County
  • Irish Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irish Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irish Hill
    • Irish Hill is located in Berkeley County
  • Leetown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leetown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leetown
    • Leetown is located in Jefferson County
  • Martinsburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Mount Pleasant
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Jefferson County
  • Pikeside
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pikeside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeside
    • Pikeside is located in Berkeley County
  • Rose Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
    • Rose Hill is located in Jefferson County
  • Scrabble
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scrabble have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrabble
    • Scrabble is located in Berkeley County
  • Shepherdstown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shepherdstown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherdstown
    • Shepherdstown is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,922 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shepherdstown <2>
  • Swan Pond
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Pond
    • Swan Pond is located in Berkeley County

How Far From Walpers Cross-Roads 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 Walpers Cross-Roads to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Walpers Cross-Roads and extending to:

  • Charles Town, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies just to the South.
  • Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 214 miles [344.4 km]<3> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Walpers Cross-Roads 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 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 56 miles [90.1 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two 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 5,911 miles [9,512.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,620 miles [10,653.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,496 miles [7,235.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Walpers Cross-Roads. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Jefferson County: www.jeffersoncountywv.org/

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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- Walpers Cross-Roads) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Walpers Cross-Roads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3998, Longitude: -77.8717       In this case, the coordinates for Walpers Cross-Roads have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Walpers Cross-Roads 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 308.354 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.044 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.877 degrees.









 

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