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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 Burchfield, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Burchfield and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Burchfield:
    • 39.586750, -80.540922
    • 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 Burchfield
  • 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 Wetzel County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wetzel County
    • Since Burchfield is near Marion County and also Harrison 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 Harrison 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 Burchfield

Communities Also Named Burchfield ...

We found one communities that are also named Burchfield.

Within West Virginia, the name Burchfield is unique.

Beyond West Virginia, there is another community also named Burchfield in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Tuscaloosa County
      • This Burchfield is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 571 miles [918.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Burchfield that is located in Wetzel County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Burchfield.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Burchfield ...

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.

  • Anthem
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Anthem is located in Wetzel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthem
  • Archer
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Archer is located in Wetzel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
  • Big Run
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Big Run is located in Wetzel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
  • Brink
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Brink is located in Wetzel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brink
  • Dean
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Dean is located in Wetzel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean
  • Fallen Timber ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Fallen Timber is located in Wetzel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallen Timber
  • Four Mile
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Four Mile is located in Wetzel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Mile
  • Hazel
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Hazel is located in Wetzel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel
  • Kingstown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Kingstown is located in Wetzel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingstown
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Knob Fork
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Knob Fork is located in Wetzel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Fork
    • Pricetown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Pricetown is located in Wetzel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pricetown
    • Seven Pines
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Seven Pines is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Pines
    • Sincerity
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Sincerity is located in Wetzel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sincerity
    • Uniontown
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Uniontown is located in Wetzel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
    • Wheat
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Wheat is located in Wetzel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheat

How Far From Burchfield 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 Burchfield to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Burchfield and extending to:

  • New Martinsville, which is the Seat of Wetzel County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Burchfield to New Martinsville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
  • Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 103 miles [165.8 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 193 miles [310.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,013 miles [9,677 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,730 miles [10,830.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,605 miles [7,411 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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 from Point A (ie- Burchfield) 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 Burchfield 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 Burchfield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5868, Longitude: -80.5409       In this case, the coordinates for Burchfield have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.96 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.898 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.972 degrees.