Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Whetsell, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Whetsell and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Whetsell
- 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 Whetsell:
- 39.440092, -79.651722
- 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 Whetsell
- 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 Preston County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Preston County
- Since Whetsell is near Garrett County and also Monongalia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Garrett County
- eBird sighting report for Monongalia 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 Whetsell ...
We found one communities that share the name Whetsell.
Within West Virginia, the name Whetsell is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, there is another community also named Whetsell in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Whetsell ...
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.
- Amboy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Camp Ground
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camp Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Ground
- Camp Ground is located in Preston County
- Freeport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Heathers Run
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathers Run
- Heathers Run is located in Preston County
- Herring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Kanes Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kanes Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanes Creek
- Kanes Creek is located in Preston County
- Kanetown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Kingwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingwood
- Kingwood is located in Preston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,047 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingwood <3>
- Mountain View
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Mountain View is located in Preston County
- Oriole ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Salt Lick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Lick
- Salt Lick is located in Preston County
How Far From Whetsell 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 Whetsell 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<4> community of Whetsell once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Whetsell and extending to:
- Kingwood, which is the Seat of Preston County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 130 miles [209.2 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Whetsell to Charleston, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 144 miles [231.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,983 miles [9,628.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,697 miles [10,777.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,572 miles [7,357.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Whetsell) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Whetsell. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4401, Longitude: -79.6517 In this case, the coordinates for Whetsell 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> | 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 Whetsell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Whetsell 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 309.424 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.266 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.633 degrees. |