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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 Bethel, we use the following websites to find information relevant to West Bethel 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 Bethel:
- 37.464309, -79.102524
- 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 Bethel
- 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 Amherst County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Amherst County
- Since West Bethel is near Lynchburg City and also Campbell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lynchburg City
- Open the eBird sighting report for Campbell 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 Bethel
Communities Also Named West Bethel ...
We found two communities that are also named West Bethel.
Within Virginia, the name West Bethel is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maine
- Oxford County
- This West Bethel is located in Oxford County and lies 642 miles [1,033.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the West Bethel that is located in Amherst County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oxford County community of West Bethel.
- Vermont
- Windsor County
- This West Bethel is located in Windsor County and lies 553 miles [890 km]<1> to the northeast of the West Bethel that is located in Amherst County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Windsor County community of West Bethel.
Curious and Interesting Names Near West Bethel ...
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.
- Colony
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Colony is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
- Daniels Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Daniels Hill is located in Lynchburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels Hill
- Five Forks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Five Forks is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Great Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Great Oaks is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Oaks
- Ivanhoe Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ivanhoe Forest is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe Forest
- Joshua Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Joshua Falls is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joshua Falls
- Lakeview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lakeview is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Martins Shop
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Martins Shop is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Shop
- Martins Store
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Martins Store is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Store
- Merry Moor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Merry Moor is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Moor
- Old Stage Run
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Old Stage Run is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Stage Run
- Prices Store
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Prices Store is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Store
- Sandy Bottom
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sandy Bottom is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bottom
- Viking Fiord
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Viking Fiord is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viking Fiord
How Far From West Bethel 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 West Bethel to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in West Bethel and extending to:
- Amherst, which is the Seat of Amherst County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 91 miles [146.5 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from West Bethel to Richmond, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 149 miles [239.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,047 miles [9,731.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,751 miles [10,864.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,628 miles [7,448 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- West Bethel) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Bethel 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 Bethel. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.4643, Longitude: -79.1025 In this case, the coordinates for West Bethel have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.173 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.683 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.093 degrees. |
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