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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 Barboursville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Barboursville 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 Barboursville:
- 38.407801, -82.295326
- 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 Barboursville
- 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 Cabell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cabell County
- Since Barboursville is near Lawrence County and also Wayne County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne 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 Barboursville
Communities Also Named Barboursville ...
We found one communities that are also named Barboursville.
Within West Virginia, the name Barboursville is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, there is another community also named Barboursville in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Virginia
- Orange County
- This Barboursville is located in Orange County and lies 218 miles [350.8 km]<1> to the east of the Barboursville that is located in Cabell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Barboursville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Barboursville ...
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.
- Blue Sulphur
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Blue Sulphur is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Sulphur
- Fair Place
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fair Place is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Place
- Fudges Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Garden Farms
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Garden Farms is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Farms
- Hillview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hillview is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillview
- Home Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Home Park is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Park
- Indian Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Indian Meadows is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Meadows
- Inez
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Inez is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inez
- Lock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lock is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock
- Martha
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Martha is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martha
- Pea Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pea Ridge is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
- Riverview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Riverview is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Timberlake
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Timberlake is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
How Far From Barboursville 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 village such as Barboursville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Barboursville and extending to:
- Huntington, which is the Seat of Cabell County, lies just to the West.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 36 miles [57.9 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Barboursville to Charleston, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 285 miles [458.7 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,138 miles [9,878.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,854 miles [11,030.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,729 miles [7,610.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Barboursville) 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 Barboursville 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 Barboursville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4078, Longitude: -82.2953 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.064 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.982 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.132 degrees. |
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