Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Ackerman, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ackerman and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Ackerman
- 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 Ackerman:
- 39.585645, -78.820576
- 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 Ackerman
- 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 Mineral County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Mineral County
- Since Ackerman is near Allegany County and also Bedford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Allegany County
- eBird sighting report for Bedford 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 Ackerman ...
We found three communities that share the name Ackerman.
Within West Virginia, the name Ackerman is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Mississippi
- Ohio
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ackerman ...
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.
- Bowling Green
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowling Green have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
- Bowling Green is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Brady
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Cedar Cliff
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Cliff have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Cliff
- Cedar Cliff is located in Mineral County
- Frost ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Knobmount
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Mexico
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Porters ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Red Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Short Gap
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Gap
- Short Gap is located in Mineral County
- Sixmile House
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sixmile House have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixmile House
- Sixmile House is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Triple Lakes
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Triple Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triple Lakes
- Triple Lakes is located in Allegany County (MD)
How Far From Ackerman 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 Ackerman 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 community of Ackerman once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Ackerman and extending to:
- Keyser, which is the Seat of Mineral County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Ackerman to Keyser, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 173 miles [278.4 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 106 miles [170.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,943 miles [9,564.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,655 miles [10,710.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,530 miles [7,290.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Mineral County: www.mineralcountywv.com/
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ackerman) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ackerman. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5856, Longitude: -78.8206 In this case, the coordinates for Ackerman have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Ackerman, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Ackerman 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 308.914 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.709 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.218 degrees. |