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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 Beauty, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Beauty 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 Beauty:
- 38.044834, -81.016210
- 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 Beauty
- 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 Beauty is near Nicholas County and also Greenbrier County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Nicholas County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greenbrier 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 Beauty
Communities Also Named Beauty ...
We found two communities that are also named Beauty.
Within West Virginia, the name Beauty is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Martin County
- This Beauty is located in Martin County and lies 78 miles [125.5 km]<1> to the west of the Beauty that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Martin County community of Beauty.
- New Mexico
- Lea County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Lea County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lea County community of Beauty.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Beauty ...
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.
- Bowlin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bowlin is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlin
- Carver ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Carver is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carver
- Clifftop
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Divide
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Divide is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divide
- Edmond
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Edmond is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmond
- Fire Creek ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fire Creek is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fire Creek
- Hopewell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hopewell is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Lookout
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Michigan ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Michigan is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Mountain Cove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mountain Cove is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Cove
- Red Ash ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Red Ash is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Ash
- Rocklick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rocklick is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocklick
- Rush Run ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rush Run is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Run
- Spy Rock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Spy Rock is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spy Rock
- Sunnyside ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sunnyside is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
How Far From Beauty 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 Beauty to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Beauty and extending to:
- Fayetteville, which is the Seat of Fayette County, lies just to the West.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 39 miles [62.8 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Beauty to Charleston, with an average speed<4> 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 223 miles [358.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,101 miles [9,818.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,813 miles [10,964.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,688 miles [7,544.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Beauty) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Beauty, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Beauty 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 Beauty. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0448, Longitude: -81.0162 In this case, the coordinates for Beauty have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.295 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.05 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.698 degrees. |
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