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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Blueville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Blueville 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 Blueville:
- 39.346203, -80.003410
- 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 Blueville
- 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 Taylor County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Taylor County
- Since Blueville is near Marion County and also Barbour County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Barbour 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 Blueville
Communities Also Named Blueville ...
We found two communities that are also named Blueville.
Within West Virginia, the name Blueville is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Marion County
- This Blueville is located in Marion County and lies 540 miles [869 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Blueville that is located in Taylor County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Blueville.
- Illinois
- Christian County
- This Blueville is located in Christian County and lies 500 miles [804.7 km]<1> to the west of the Blueville that is located in Taylor County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Christian County community of Blueville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Blueville ...
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.
- Belgium
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Belgium is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgium
- Cecil
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cecil is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
- Cove Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cove Run is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Run
- Cove Run Station ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cove Run Station is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Run Station
- Dent
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dent is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dent
- Elliotsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Elliotsville is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliotsville
- Hardman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hardman is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardman
- Hebron
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hebron is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Independence
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Independence is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Knottsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Knottsville is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knottsville
- Maple Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Maple Run is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Run
- Pleasant Creek ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Creek is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Creek
- Sandy ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
- Scotch Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Scotch Hill is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotch Hill
- Stone House ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Stone House is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone House
How Far From Blueville 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 Blueville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Blueville and extending to:
- Grafton, which is the Seat of Taylor County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 111 miles [178.6 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Blueville to Charleston, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 161 miles [259.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,002 miles [9,659.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,716 miles [10,808.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,591 miles [7,388.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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- Blueville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Blueville 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 Blueville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3462, Longitude: -80.0034 In this case, the coordinates for Blueville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.642 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.50 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.82 degrees. |
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