Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Blue Spring, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Blue Spring and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Blue Spring
- 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 Blue Spring:
- 38.536779, -80.112293
- 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 Blue Spring
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Randolph County
- Since Blue Spring is near Pocahontas County and also Webster County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Pocahontas County
- eBird sighting report for Webster 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 Blue Spring ...
We found eight communities that share the name Blue Spring.
Within West Virginia, the name Blue Spring is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Morgan County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Blue Spring [Morgan County].
- Florida
- Marion County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Blue Spring [Marion County].
- Georgia
- Catoosa County
- This Blue Spring is located in Catoosa County and lies 379 miles [609.9 km]<2> to the southwest of the Blue Spring that is located in Randolph County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Catoosa County community of Blue Spring.
- Gordon County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Blue Spring [Gordon County].
- Worth County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Blue Spring [Worth County].
- Kentucky
- Trigg County
- This Blue Spring is located in Trigg County and lies 443 miles [712.9 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Blue Spring that is located in Randolph County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Trigg County community of Blue Spring.
- South Carolina
- Kershaw County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Blue Spring [Kershaw County].
- Tennessee
- Carter County
- This Blue Spring is located in Carter County and lies 186 miles [299.3 km]<2> to the southwest of the Blue Spring that is located in Randolph County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carter County community of Blue Spring.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Blue Spring ...
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.
- Bergoo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Brady Gate
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brady Gate have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady Gate
- Brady Gate is located in Randolph County
- Elkwater
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkwater
- Elkwater is located in Randolph County
- Florence ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Mace
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Mingo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingo
- Mingo is located in Randolph County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mingo <5>
- Pickens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickens
- Pickens is located in Randolph County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pickens <5>
- Spangler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Spruce
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Valley Head
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Head have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Head
- Valley Head is located in Randolph County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley Head <5>
- Walnut
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
How Far From Blue Spring 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 Blue Spring to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Blue Spring and extending to:
- Elkins, which is the Seat of Randolph County, lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Blue Spring to Elkins, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 83 miles [133.6 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 167 miles [268.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,042 miles [9,723.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,753 miles [10,867.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,629 miles [7,449.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Blue Spring. 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> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Blue Spring 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. |
| <2> | 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- Blue Spring) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Blue Spring. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5368, Longitude: -80.1123 In this case, the coordinates for Blue Spring have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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 Blue Spring, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Blue Spring to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.738 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.488 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.149 degrees. |