Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Blakeley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Blakeley and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Blakeley
- 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 Blakeley:
- 38.296214, -81.303725
- 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 Blakeley
- 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 Kanawha County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Kanawha County
- Since Blakeley is near Clay County and also Fayette County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Clay County
- eBird sighting report for Fayette 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 Blakeley ...
We found five communities that share the name Blakeley.
Within West Virginia, the name Blakeley is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Minnesota
- Nebraska
- New York
- Oregon
Curious and Interesting Names Near Blakeley ...
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.
- Acup
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Carbondale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carbondale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Carbondale is located in Fayette County
- Cedar Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cedar Grove is located in Kanawha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
- Crescent
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Crown Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crown Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Hill
- Crown Hill is located in Kanawha County
- Dixie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Dixie is located in Nicholas County
- Glasgow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glasgow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Glasgow is located in Kanawha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 823 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glasgow <4>
- Glen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Hollygrove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollygrove
- Hollygrove is located in Kanawha County
- Hollygrove has also been known as:
- Hollygrove Station
- Hudnall
- Independence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Independence have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Independence is located in Clay County
- London
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for London have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
- London is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for London <4>
- Longacre
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Continue List (5 more) ...
- Mammoth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Pond Fork
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Pond Gap
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Quick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Spangler
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mammoth
How Far From Blakeley 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 Blakeley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Blakeley and extending to:
- Charleston, which is the Seat of Kanawha County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Blakeley to Charleston, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 17 miles [27.4 km] to the west northwest (WNW). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 233 miles [375 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,102 miles [9,820.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,815 miles [10,967.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,691 miles [7,549.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Blakeley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Kanawha County: www.kanawha.us/
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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Blakeley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Blakeley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2962, Longitude: -81.3037 In this case, the coordinates for Blakeley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Blakeley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Blakeley 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 310.463 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.279 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.739 degrees. |