|
Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Bemis, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bemis 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 Bemis:
- 38.812055, -79.738950
- 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 Bemis
- 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 Randolph County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Randolph County
- Since Bemis is near Pocahontas County and also Pendleton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pocahontas County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pendleton 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 Bemis
Communities Also Named Bemis ...
We found nine communities that are also named Bemis.
Within West Virginia, the name Bemis is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Woodruff County
- This Bemis is located in Woodruff County and lies 673 miles [1,083.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Bemis that is located in Randolph County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Woodruff County community of Bemis.
- Kansas
- Morris County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Bemis [Morris County].
- Louisiana
- Union Parish
- This Bemis is located in Union Parish and lies 803 miles [1,292.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Bemis that is located in Randolph County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union Parish community of Bemis.
- Maine
- Franklin County
- This Bemis is located in Franklin County and lies 623 miles [1,002.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Bemis that is located in Randolph County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Bemis.
- Massachusetts
- Middlesex County
- This Bemis is located in Middlesex County and lies 510 miles [820.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Bemis that is located in Randolph County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Bemis.
- New Hampshire
- Carroll County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Hampshire community of Bemis [Carroll County].
- South Dakota
- Deuel County
- This Bemis is located in Deuel County and lies 971 miles [1,562.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Bemis that is located in Randolph County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Deuel County community of Bemis.
- Tennessee
- Madison County
- This Bemis is located in Madison County and lies 546 miles [878.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Bemis that is located in Randolph County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Bemis.
- Washington
- Adams County
- This Bemis is located in Adams County and lies 2,007 miles [3,230 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Bemis that is located in Randolph County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Bemis.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bemis ...
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.
- Beverly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cheat Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cheat Junction is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheat Junction
- Dailey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Dailey is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dailey
- Elk River Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Elk River Junction is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk River Junction
- Evenwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Evenwood is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evenwood
- Flint
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Flint is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
- Lumber ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lumber is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber
- Meadows
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Meadows is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
How Far From Bemis 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 Bemis to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bemis and extending to:
- Elkins, which is the Seat of Randolph County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Bemis to Elkins, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 106 miles [170.6 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 145 miles [233.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,015 miles [9,680.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,726 miles [10,824.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,601 miles [7,404.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bemis) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Bemis 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. |
| <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 Bemis 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 Bemis. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8121, Longitude: -79.7390 In this case, the coordinates for Bemis have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.503 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.262 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.893 degrees. |
|
|