Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Beartown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Beartown and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Beartown
- 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 Beartown:
- 37.386223, -81.811504
- 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 Beartown
- 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 McDowell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for McDowell County
- Since Beartown is near Buchanan County and also Wyoming County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Buchanan County
- eBird sighting report for Wyoming 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 Beartown ...
We found fourteen communities that share the name Beartown.
Within West Virginia, the name Beartown is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of another fourteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Hinsdale County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Hinsdale County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hinsdale County community of Beartown.
- San Juan County
- This community is historic and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Beartown [San Juan County].
- Kentucky
- Montana
- New York
- Clinton County
- This Beartown is located in Clinton County and lies 664 miles [1,068.6 km]<2> to the northeast of the Beartown that is located in McDowell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Beartown.
- Oneida County
- This Beartown is located in Oneida County and lies 530 miles [853 km] to the northeast of the Beartown that is located in McDowell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oneida County community of Beartown.
- Warren County
- This Beartown is located in Warren County and lies 589 miles [947.9 km] to the northeast of the Beartown that is located in McDowell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Beartown.
- Ohio
- Geauga County
- This Beartown is located in Geauga County and lies 275 miles [442.6 km]<2> to the north of the Beartown that is located in McDowell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Geauga County community of Beartown.
- Tuscarawas County
- This Beartown is located in Tuscarawas County and lies 220 miles [354.1 km] to the north of the Beartown that is located in McDowell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscarawas County community of Beartown.
- Pennsylvania
- Franklin County
- This Beartown is located in Franklin County and lies 284 miles [457.1 km]<2> to the northeast of the Beartown that is located in McDowell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Beartown.
- Lancaster County
- This Beartown is located in Lancaster County and lies 366 miles [589 km] to the east northeast of the Beartown that is located in McDowell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Beartown.
- Tennessee
- Vermont
- Wyoming
- Colorado
Curious and Interesting Names Near Beartown ...
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.
- Apple Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Apple Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Apple Grove is located in McDowell County
- Big Sandy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy
- Big Sandy is located in McDowell County
- Dan
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - English
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Erin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Height
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Hull
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Johnnycake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnnycake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnnycake
- Johnnycake is located in McDowell County
- Panther
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
- Panther is located in McDowell County
- Peapatch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Rockridge
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Sandy Huff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Huff have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Huff
- Sandy Huff is located in McDowell County
- Union City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Union City is located in McDowell County
How Far From Beartown 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 Beartown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Beartown and extending to:
- Welch, which is the Seat of McDowell County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Beartown to Welch, 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 67 miles [107.8 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 279 miles [449 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,164 miles [9,920 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,875 miles [11,064.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,751 miles [7,646 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Beartown. 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> | 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 Beartown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Beartown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Beartown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3862, Longitude: -81.8115 In this case, the coordinates for Beartown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <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 Beartown to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.783 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.511 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.243 degrees. |