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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 Bretz, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bretz 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 Bretz:
- 39.095384, -79.663951
- 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 Bretz
- 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 Tucker County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tucker County
- Since Bretz is near Randolph County and also Barbour County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Randolph 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 Bretz
Communities Also Named Bretz ...
We found one communities that are also named Bretz.
There is one other community in West Virginia that is also named Bretz.
Beyond West Virginia.
- Communities Located In West Virginia ...
- Preston County
- This Bretz is located in Preston County and lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Bretz that is located in Tucker County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Preston County community of Bretz.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bretz ...
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.
- Clover Run ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Clover Run is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Run
- Elk
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Elk is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk
- Holly Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Holly Meadows is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Meadows
- Lead Mine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lead Mine is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lead Mine
- Lime Rock ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lime Rock is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Rock
- Location
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Location is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Location
- Mill Run ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mill Run is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Run
- Parsons
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Perlytown ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Perlytown is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perlytown
- Pierce
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pierce is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce
- Pleasant Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Run is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run
- Pleasant Vale
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Vale is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Vale
- Pleasure Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pleasure Valley is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasure Valley
- Texas ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Texas is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas
How Far From Bretz to ...
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 Bretz to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bretz and extending to:
- Parsons, which is the Seat of Tucker County, lies just to the West.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 117 miles [188.3 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Bretz to Charleston, with an average speed<3>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 141 miles [226.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,999 miles [9,654.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,711 miles [10,800.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,587 miles [7,382.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Bretz) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Bretz 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 Bretz. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0954, Longitude: -79.6640 In this case, the coordinates for Bretz have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.447 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.24 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.761 degrees. |
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