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 Bluestone:
37.312061, -81.317879
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.
We found seven communities that share the name Bluestone.
Within West Virginia, the name Bluestone is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Georgia
Madison County
This Bluestone is located in Madison County and lies 240 miles [386.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Bluestone that is located in Mercer County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Bluestone.
Indiana
Hamilton County
This Bluestone is located in Hamilton County and lies 313 miles [503.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Bluestone that is located in Mercer County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Bluestone.
Kentucky
Rowan County
This Bluestone is located in Rowan County and lies 133 miles [214 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Bluestone that is located in Mercer County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rowan County community of Bluestone.
Ohio
Cuyahoga County
This Bluestone is located in Cuyahoga County and lies 291 miles [468.3 km]<1> to the north of the Bluestone that is located in Mercer County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cuyahoga County community of Bluestone.
Pennsylvania
Lycoming County
This Bluestone is located in Lycoming County and lies 348 miles [560.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Bluestone that is located in Mercer County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lycoming County community of Bluestone.
Virginia
Mecklenburg County
This Bluestone is located in Mecklenburg County and lies 155 miles [249.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Bluestone that is located in Mercer County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecklenburg County community of Bluestone.
Roanoke City
This Bluestone is located in Roanoke City and lies 76 miles [122.3 km] to the east of the Bluestone that is located in Mercer County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke City community of Bluestone.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bluestone ...
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.
Abbs Valley ‑ Historic (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Abbs Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coaldale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Flipping. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
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 Bluestone to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bluestone and extending to:
Princeton, which is the Seat of Mercer County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Bluestone to Princeton, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 73 miles [117.5 km] to the north northwest (NNW). 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 257 miles [413.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,147 miles [9,892.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,856 miles [11,033.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,732 miles [7,615.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bluestone) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bluestone. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3121, Longitude: -81.3179 In this case, the coordinates for Bluestone 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>
An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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 Bluestone to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.489 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.163 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.06 degrees.