Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Allensville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Allensville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Allensville
- 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 Allensville:
- 39.583152, -77.993055
- 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 Allensville
- 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 Berkeley County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Berkeley County
- Since Allensville is near Washington County and also Morgan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Washington County
- eBird sighting report for Morgan 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 Allensville ...
We found nine communities that share the name Allensville.
Within West Virginia, the name Allensville is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, eight are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Forsyth County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Allensville [Forsyth County].
- Indiana
- Switzerland County
- This Allensville is located in Switzerland County and lies 378 miles [608.3 km]<2> to the west of the Allensville that is located in Berkeley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Switzerland County community of Allensville.
- Kentucky
- Clark County
- This Allensville is located in Clark County and lies 350 miles [563.3 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Allensville that is located in Berkeley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Allensville.
- Todd County
- This Allensville is located in Todd County and lies 530 miles [853 km] to the west southwest of the Allensville that is located in Berkeley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Todd County community of Allensville.
- North Carolina
- Person County
- This Allensville is located in Person County and lies 225 miles [362.1 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Allensville that is located in Berkeley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Person County community of Allensville.
- Ohio
- Vinton County
- This Allensville is located in Vinton County and lies 246 miles [395.9 km]<2> to the west of the Allensville that is located in Berkeley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vinton County community of Allensville.
- Ontario
- This Allensville lies 397 miles [638.9 km]<2> to the north of the Allensville that is located in Berkeley County.
- Pennsylvania
- Mifflin County
- This Allensville is located in Mifflin County and lies 66 miles [106.2 km]<2> to the north of the Allensville that is located in Berkeley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mifflin County community of Allensville.
- Tennessee
- Sevier County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Allensville [Sevier County].
- Georgia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Allensville ...
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.
- Big Pool
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Pool have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Pool
- Big Pool is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Pool <5>
- Big Spring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Big Spring is located in Washington County (MD)
- Cherry Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Run have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Run
- Cherry Run is located in Morgan County
- Ernstville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ernstville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernstville
- Ernstville is located in Washington County (MD)
- Four Locks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Locks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Locks
- Four Locks is located in Washington County (MD)
- Georgetown
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Georgetown is located in Berkeley County
- Green Spring Furnace
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Spring Furnace have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring Furnace
- Green Spring Furnace is located in Washington County (MD)
- Greenspring Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenspring Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenspring Hill
- Greenspring Hill is located in Washington County (MD)
- Hedgesville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgesville
- Hedgesville is located in Berkeley County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hedgesville <5>
- Indian Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Indian Springs is located in Washington County (MD)
- Little Georgetown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Georgetown
- Little Georgetown is located in Berkeley County
- Mountain Vistas
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Vistas have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Vistas
- Mountain Vistas is located in Washington County (MD)
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- Runners Ferry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Runners Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runners Ferry
- Runners Ferry is located in Berkeley County
- Spring Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mills
- Spring Mills is located in Berkeley County
- Tomahawk
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Two Locks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Runners Ferry
How Far From Allensville 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 Allensville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Allensville and extending to:
- Martinsburg, which is the Seat of Berkeley County, lies just to the South.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 212 miles [341.2 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Allensville to Charleston, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 69 miles [111 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,908 miles [9,508 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,619 miles [10,652.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,494 miles [7,232.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Allensville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Berkeley County: www.berkeleycountycomm.org/
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Allensville 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. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Allensville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Allensville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5832, Longitude: -77.9931 In this case, the coordinates for Allensville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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 Allensville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Allensville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.416 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.142 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.859 degrees. |