Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Amboy, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Amboy and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Amboy
- 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 Amboy:
- 39.348433, -79.568388
- 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 Amboy
- 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 Preston County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Preston County
- Since Amboy is near Garrett County and also Tucker County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Garrett County
- eBird sighting report for Tucker 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 Amboy ...
We found seventeen communities that share the name Amboy.
Within West Virginia, the name Amboy is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of another seventeen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- California
- Georgia
- Turner 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 Georgia community of Amboy [Turner County].
- Wilcox 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 Georgia community of Amboy [Wilcox County].
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Blue Earth County
- This Amboy is located in Blue Earth County and lies 814 miles [1,310 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Amboy that is located in Preston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blue Earth County community of Amboy.
- Otter Tail 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 Minnesota community of Amboy [Otter Tail County].
- Nebraska
- New York
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- South Dakota
- Washington
Curious and Interesting Names Near Amboy ...
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.
- Aurora
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Aurora is located in Preston County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aurora <3>
- Breedlove ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Erwin
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Freeport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Horse Shoe Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horse Shoe Run have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Shoe Run
- Horse Shoe Run is located in Preston County
- Red House
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red House
- Red House is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Salt Lick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Lick
- Salt Lick is located in Preston County
- Sell
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Silver Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Silver Lake is located in Preston County
- Sunnyside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
How Far From Amboy 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 Amboy to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Amboy and extending to:
- Kingwood, which is the Seat of Preston County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Amboy to Kingwood, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 130 miles [209.2 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 139 miles [223.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,984 miles [9,630.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,697 miles [10,777.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,572 miles [7,357.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Amboy. 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Amboy) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Amboy. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3484, Longitude: -79.5684 In this case, the coordinates for Amboy have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 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 Amboy 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> | 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 Amboy 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 309.378 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.20 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.63 degrees. |