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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 Babcock, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Babcock 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 Babcock:
- 38.082613, -80.888429
- 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 Babcock
- 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 Fayette County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette County
- Since Babcock is near Greenbrier County and also Nicholas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greenbrier County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Nicholas 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 Babcock
Communities Also Named Babcock ...
We found thirteen communities that are also named Babcock.
Within West Virginia, the name Babcock is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of thirteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these thirteen communities, twelve are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Chaffee County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Chaffee County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chaffee County community of Babcock.
- Georgia
- Miller County
- This Babcock is located in Miller County and lies 526 miles [846.5 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Babcock that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Miller County community of Babcock.
- Illinois
- Peoria 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 Babcock [Peoria County].
- Rock Island County
- This Babcock is located in Rock Island County and lies 557 miles [896.4 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Babcock that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rock Island County community of Babcock.
- Indiana
- Porter County
- This Babcock is located in Porter County and lies 408 miles [656.6 km]<2> to the northwest of the Babcock that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Porter County community of Babcock.
- Iowa
- Bremer 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 Iowa community of Babcock [Bremer County].
- Linn 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 Iowa community of Babcock [Linn County].
- Manitoba
- This Babcock lies 1,171 miles [1,884.5 km]<2> to the northwest of the Babcock that is located in Fayette County.
- Michigan
- Calhoun County
- This Babcock is located in Calhoun County and lies 352 miles [566.5 km]<2> to the northwest of the Babcock that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calhoun County community of Babcock.
- North Dakota
- Sargent 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 North Dakota community of Babcock [Sargent County].
- Pennsylvania
- McKean 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 Pennsylvania community of Babcock [McKean County].
- Washington
- Walla Walla County
- This Babcock is located in Walla Walla County and lies 1,989 miles [3,201 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Babcock that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walla Walla County community of Babcock.
- Wisconsin
- Wood County
- This Babcock is located in Wood County and lies 642 miles [1,033.2 km]<2> to the northwest of the Babcock that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Babcock.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Babcock ...
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.
- Clifftop
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Divide
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Divide is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divide
- Honeydew ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Honeydew is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeydew
- Lookout
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mount Lookout
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mount Lookout is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lookout
- Nutterville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Nutterville is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutterville
- Pool
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pool is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pool
- Ravenseye
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ravenseye is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenseye
- Snow Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Snow Hill is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Spy Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Spy Rock is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spy Rock
How Far From Babcock 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 Babcock to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Babcock and extending to:
- Fayetteville, which is the Seat of Fayette County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Babcock to Fayetteville, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 44 miles [70.8 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 215 miles [346 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,095 miles [9,809 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,806 miles [10,953.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,681 miles [7,533.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
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 Babcock, 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 from Point A (ie- Babcock) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Babcock 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Babcock 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 Babcock. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0826, Longitude: -80.8884 In this case, the coordinates for Babcock have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.217 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.967 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.632 degrees. |
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