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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 Ameagle, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ameagle 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 Ameagle:
    • 37.949831, -81.418720
    • 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 Ameagle
  • 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 Raleigh County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Raleigh County
    • Since Ameagle is near Kanawha County and also Fayette County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Kanawha County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette 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 Ameagle

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ameagle ...

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.

  • Acme
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Acme is located in Kanawha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
  • Carbon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Carbon is located in Kanawha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
  • Clear Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Clear Creek is located in Raleigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek
  • Dorothy
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Dorothy is located in Raleigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorothy
  • Dry Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Dry Creek is located in Raleigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Creek
  • Elk Run Junction
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Elk Run Junction is located in Boone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Run Junction
  • Friendly View
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Friendly View is located in Raleigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly View
  • Holly
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Holly is located in Kanawha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
  • Janie
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Janie is located in Boone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janie
    • Former name for Janie:
    • Mordue
  • Leevale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Leevale is located in Raleigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leevale
  • Packsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Packsville is located in Raleigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packsville
  • Pineknob
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Pineknob is located in Raleigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineknob
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Red Warrior
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Red Warrior is located in Kanawha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Warrior
    • Republic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Republic is located in Kanawha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republic
    • Rock Creek
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Rock Creek is located in Raleigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
    • Sundial
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Sundial is located in Raleigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundial
    • United
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • United is located in Kanawha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for United

How Far From Ameagle 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 Ameagle to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Ameagle and extending to:

  • Beckley, which is the Seat of Raleigh County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Ameagle to Beckley, with an average speed<2> 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 five to six hours.
  • Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 29 miles [46.7 km] to the north northwest (NNW). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 245 miles [394.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,122 miles [9,852.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,834 miles [10,998.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,710 miles [7,580 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ameagle) 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 Ameagle 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 Ameagle. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.9498, Longitude: -81.4187       In this case, the coordinates for Ameagle have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.539 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.315 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.90 degrees.