Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Alexander, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Alexander and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Alexander
- 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 Alexander:
- 38.782882, -80.222579
- 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 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 Upshur County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Upshur County
- Since Alexander is near Randolph County and also Webster County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Randolph County
- eBird sighting report for Webster 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 Alexander ...
We found 28 communities that share the name Alexander.
Within West Virginia, the name Alexander is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of another 28 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 28 communities, 26 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Alberta
- This Alexander lies 1,886 miles [3,035.2 km]<2> to the northwest of the Alexander that is located in Upshur County.
- Arkansas
- Greene County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Alexander [Greene County].
- Saline County
- This Alexander is located in Saline County and lies 734 miles [1,181.3 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Alexander that is located in Upshur County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saline County community of Alexander.
- Colorado
- Georgia
- Burke County
- This Alexander is located in Burke County and lies 408 miles [656.6 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Alexander that is located in Upshur County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burke County community of Alexander.
- Paulding County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Alexander [Paulding County].
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Kane County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Alexander [Kane County].
- Morgan County
- This Alexander is located in Morgan County and lies 528 miles [849.7 km]<2> to the west of the Alexander that is located in Upshur County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Alexander.
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Douglas County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Alexander [Douglas County].
- Rush County
- This Alexander is located in Rush County and lies 1,041 miles [1,675.3 km]<2> to the west of the Alexander that is located in Upshur County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rush County community of Alexander.
- Kentucky
- Allen County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Alexander [Allen County].
- Fulton County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Alexander [Fulton County].
- Maine
- Manitoba
- This Alexander lies 1,244 miles [2,002 km]<2> to the northwest of the Alexander that is located in Upshur County.
- Michigan
- Chippewa County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Alexander [Chippewa County].
- Crawford County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Alexander [Crawford County].
- Mississippi
- Nevada
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Athens County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Athens County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Athens County community of Alexander.
- Cuyahoga County
- This Alexander is located in Cuyahoga County and lies 191 miles [307.4 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Alexander that is located in Upshur County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cuyahoga County community of Alexander.
- South Carolina
- Texas
Curious and Interesting Names Near 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.
- Carter
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Chemical ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Czar
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Eden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Evergreen
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Hemlock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Holly Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
- Holly Grove is located in Upshur County
- Imperial
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Palace Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palace Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palace Valley
- Palace Valley is located in Upshur County
- Queens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queens
- Queens is located in Upshur County
- Sellers ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Silica
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Tenmile
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Zion
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
How Far From 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 Alexander to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Alexander and extending to:
- Buckhannon, which is the Seat of Upshur County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Alexander to Buckhannon, with an average speed<5> 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.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 81 miles [130.4 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 171 miles [275.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,036 miles [9,714 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,748 miles [10,859.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,624 miles [7,441.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Alexander. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Alexander, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Alexander) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Alexander. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7829, Longitude: -80.2226 In this case, the coordinates for Alexander have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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 Alexander 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 Alexander 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 309.796 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.591 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.112 degrees. |