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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 Ibex, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ibex 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 Ibex:
- 37.051216, -82.481819
- 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 Ibex
- 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 Dickenson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dickenson County
- Since Ibex is near Wise County and also Norton City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wise County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Norton City
- 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 Ibex
Communities Also Named Ibex ...
We found three communities that are also named Ibex.
Within Virginia, the name Ibex is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Elliott County
- This Ibex is located in Elliott County and lies 84 miles [135.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Ibex that is located in Dickenson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Elliott County community of Ibex.
- Tennessee
- Claiborne 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 Tennessee community of Ibex [Claiborne County].
- Utah
- Millard County
- This Ibex is located in Millard County and lies 1,682 miles [2,706.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Ibex that is located in Dickenson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Millard County community of Ibex.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ibex ...
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.
- Bondtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bondtown is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bondtown
- Clintwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cranes Nest
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cranes Nest is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranes Nest
- Darwin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Darwin is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darwin
- Flat Top
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Flat Top is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Top
- Georges Fork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Georges Fork is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Fork
- Herald
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Herald is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herald
- Hugh
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hugh is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugh
- Hurricane
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hurricane is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
- Lanes Store
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lanes Store is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanes Store
- Longfork
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Longfork is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longfork
- Lyons
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lyons is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Peaks Store
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Peaks Store is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaks Store
- Round Top
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Round Top is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Top
- Short ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Short is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short
- Toms Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Toms Creek is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toms Creek
How Far From Ibex 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 Ibex 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 Ibex once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Ibex and extending to:
- Clintwood, which is the Seat of Dickenson County, lies just to the North.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 279 miles [449 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Ibex to Richmond, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 16 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 322 miles [518.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,207 miles [9,989.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,918 miles [11,133.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,794 miles [7,715.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Ibex) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Ibex 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> | 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 Ibex, 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 Ibex 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 Ibex. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.0512, Longitude: -82.4818 In this case, the coordinates for Ibex have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.188 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.925 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.627 degrees. |
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