Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Binola, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Binola and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Binola
- 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 Binola:
- 39.175077, -81.716519
- 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 Binola
- 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 Wood County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Wood County
- Since Binola is near Meigs County and also Athens County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Meigs County
- eBird sighting report for Athens 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 Binola ...
We found one communities that share the name Binola.
Within West Virginia, the name Binola is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, there is another community also named Binola in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Binola ...
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.
- Eden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Hockingport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hockingport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hockingport
- Hockingport is located in Athens County (OH)
- Joppa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Lee Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Little Hocking
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Hocking have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Hocking
- Little Hocking is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little Hocking <3>
- Manganese ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - New England
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New England have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New England
- New England is located in Wood County
- Pond Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pond Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Creek
- Pond Creek is located in Wood County
- Randolph Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Randolph Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph Landing
- Randolph Landing is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Reedsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reedsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedsville
- Reedsville is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Rushville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Torch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Walkers Crossing ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walkers Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers Crossing
- Walkers Crossing is located in Wood County
How Far From Binola 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 Binola to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<4> community of Binola once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Binola and extending to:
- Parkersburg, which is the Seat of Wood County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Binola to Parkersburg, with an average speed<5> 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 57 miles [91.7 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 251 miles [403.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,080 miles [9,784.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,797 miles [10,938.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,672 miles [7,518.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Wood County: www.woodcountywv.com/
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Binola) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Binola. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1751, Longitude: -81.7165 In this case, the coordinates for Binola 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> | 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 Binola, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Binola 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 310.694 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.673 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.632 degrees. |