Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Bearsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bearsville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Bearsville
- 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 Bearsville:
- 39.407579, -80.913719
- 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 Bearsville
- 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 Tyler County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Tyler County
- Since Bearsville is near Ritchie County and also Pleasants County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Ritchie County
- eBird sighting report for Pleasants 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 Bearsville ...
We found one communities that share the name Bearsville.
Within West Virginia, the name Bearsville is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, there is another community also named Bearsville in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New York
- Ulster County
- This Bearsville is located in Ulster County and lies 397 miles [638.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Bearsville that is located in Tyler County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ulster County community of Bearsville.
- New York
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bearsville ...
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
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Centerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Centerville is located in Tyler County
- Deep Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deep Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Valley
- Deep Valley is located in Tyler County
- Falls Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falls Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Mills
- Falls Mills is located in Tyler County
- Hebron
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Hebron is located in Pleasants County
- Little
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Locke
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Meadville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
- Meadville is located in Tyler County
- Mountain
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain
- Mountain is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain <3>
- Plum Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Run
- Plum Run is located in Tyler County
- Stanley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Sunnyside
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Twiggs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Wick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
How Far From Bearsville 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 Bearsville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bearsville and extending to:
- Middlebourne, which is the Seat of Tyler County, lies just to the North.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 82 miles [132 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Bearsville to Charleston, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 210 miles [338 km] to the east (E). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,036 miles [9,714 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,753 miles [10,867.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,628 miles [7,448 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bearsville. 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bearsville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bearsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4076, Longitude: -80.9137 In this case, the coordinates for Bearsville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Bearsville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.195 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.138 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.199 degrees. |