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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 Archer Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Archer Heights 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 Archer Heights:
- 40.360902, -80.600073
- 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 Archer Heights
- 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 Brooke County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Brooke County
- Since Archer Heights is near Jefferson County and also Hancock County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hancock 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 Archer Heights
Communities Also Named Archer Heights ...
We found one communities that are also named Archer Heights.
Within West Virginia, the name Archer Heights is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, there is another community also named Archer Heights in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Cook County
- This Archer Heights is located in Cook County and lies 384 miles [618 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Archer Heights that is located in Brooke County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Archer Heights.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Archer Heights ...
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.
- Coketown
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Coketown is located in Brooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coketown
- Deandale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Deandale is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deandale
- Fishersville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Fishersville is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishersville
- Lincoln Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lincoln Heights is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights
- Logrow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Logrow is located in Brooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logrow
- Longview Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Longview Heights is located in Brooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview Heights
- Lower Ferry ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lower Ferry is located in Brooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Ferry
- Middle Ferry ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Middle Ferry is located in Brooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Ferry
- Mingo Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pleasant Heights is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Heights
- Pottery Addition
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pottery Addition is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottery Addition
- Sunshine Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sunshine Park is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Park
How Far From Archer Heights 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 Archer Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Archer Heights and extending to:
- Wellsburg, which is the Seat of Brooke County, lies just to the South.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 149 miles [239.8 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Archer Heights to Charleston, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 214 miles [344.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,981 miles [9,625.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,701 miles [10,784.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,576 miles [7,364.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Archer Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Archer Heights 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 Archer Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3609, Longitude: -80.6001 In this case, the coordinates for Archer Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.964 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.019 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.726 degrees. |
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