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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 Cashmere, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cashmere 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 Cashmere:
- 37.449844, -80.779799
- 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 Cashmere
- 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 Monroe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County
- Since Cashmere is near Giles County and also Summers County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Giles County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Summers 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 Cashmere
Communities Also Named Cashmere ...
We found three communities that are also named Cashmere.
Within West Virginia, the name Cashmere is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of three communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Yolo 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 California community of Cashmere [Yolo County].
- Ontario
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Cashmere.
- Washington
- Chelan County
- This Cashmere is located in Chelan County and lies 2,110 miles [3,395.7 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Cashmere that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chelan County community of Cashmere.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cashmere ...
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.
- Assurance
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Assurance is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assurance
- Bluff City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bluff City is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Bozoo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bozoo is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bozoo
- Chestnut Knob
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chestnut Knob is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Knob
- Cloverdale
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cloverdale is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Crumps Bottom
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Crumps Bottom is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumps Bottom
- Gray Sulphur Springs ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Gray Sulphur Springs is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Sulphur Springs
- Hill Top
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hill Top is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Top
- Indian Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Indian Mills is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Mills
- Lick Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lick Creek is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Creek
- Peterstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rich Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Cashmere 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 Cashmere to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cashmere and extending to:
- Union, which is the Seat of Monroe County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Cashmere to Union, with an average speed<5> 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 77 miles [123.9 km] to the northwest (NW). 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 226 miles [363.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,118 miles [9,846 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,826 miles [10,985.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,703 miles [7,568.7 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Cashmere 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 Cashmere, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cashmere) 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 Cashmere 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 Cashmere. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.4498, Longitude: -80.7798 In this case, the coordinates for Cashmere have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.165 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.814 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.791 degrees. |
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