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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 Bolt, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bolt 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 Bolt:
- 37.762369, -81.412434
- 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 Bolt
- 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 Raleigh County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Raleigh County
- Since Bolt is near Wyoming County and also Boone County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wyoming County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Boone 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 Bolt
Communities Also Named Bolt ...
We found three communities that are also named Bolt.
Within West Virginia, the name Bolt is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Oregon
- Jackson 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 Oregon community of Bolt [Jackson County].
- Texas
- San Saba County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in San Saba County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Saba County community of Bolt.
- Wisconsin
- Kewaunee County
- This Bolt is located in Kewaunee County and lies 559 miles [899.6 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Bolt that is located in Raleigh County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kewaunee County community of Bolt.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bolt ...
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.
- Glen Daniel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Glen White Junction ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Glen White Junction is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen White Junction
- Hoohoo
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hoohoo is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoohoo
- Jenny Gap ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jenny Gap is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenny Gap
- Lester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lester is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
- Maple Meadow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Maple Meadow is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Meadow
- Pineknob
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Polk Gap
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Polk Gap is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk Gap
- Posey
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Posey is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posey
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Ravencliff
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ravencliff is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravencliff
- Redbird
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Redbird is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbird
- Rock Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Slab Fork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Surveyor
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Surveyor is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surveyor
- Trap Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Trap Hill is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trap Hill
How Far From Bolt 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 Bolt to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bolt and extending to:
- Beckley, which is the Seat of Raleigh County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Bolt to Beckley, with an average speed<5> 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 42 miles [67.6 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 249 miles [400.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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 6,131 miles [9,866.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,842 miles [11,011.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,717 miles [7,591.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
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 Bolt 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> | 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 Bolt, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Bolt) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Bolt 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 Bolt. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.7624, Longitude: -81.4124 |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.539 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.287 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.957 degrees. |
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