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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in West Alexander, we use the following websites to find information relevant to West Alexander and the surrounding area.
- 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 West Alexander:
- 40.105048, -80.508695
- 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.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on West Alexander
- 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Since West Alexander is near Ohio County and also Marshall County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ohio County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marshall 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for West Alexander
Curious and Interesting Names Near West Alexander ...
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.
- Bethany
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Betty Zane
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Betty Zane is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Betty Zane
- Cedar Rocks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Rocks is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Rocks
- Claysville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Coon Island
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Eden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Eden is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Elm Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Elm Grove is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove
- Frogtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Frogtown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
- Golden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Golden is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Good Intent
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Echo
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mount Echo is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Echo
- Pleasant Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Twilight
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Twilight is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twilight
- Valley Camp
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Camp is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Camp
- Valley Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
How Far From West Alexander to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as West Alexander to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in West Alexander and extending to:
- Washington, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from West Alexander to Washington, with an average speed<3> 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 four to five hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 191 miles [307.4 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 202 miles [325.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,989 miles [9,638.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,707 miles [10,793.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,582 miles [7,374 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- West Alexander) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 West Alexander to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in West Alexander. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1050, Longitude: -80.5087 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.919 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.929 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.776 degrees. |
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