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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 Chimney Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Chimney Corner 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 Chimney Corner:
- 38.138997, -81.147050
- 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 Chimney Corner
- 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 Fayette County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette County
- Since Chimney Corner is near Nicholas County and also Clay County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Nicholas County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clay 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 Chimney Corner
Communities Also Named Chimney Corner ...
We found three communities that are also named Chimney Corner.
Within West Virginia, the name Chimney Corner 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 ...
- Nova Scotia
- This Chimney Corner lies 1,165 miles [1,874.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Chimney Corner that is located in Fayette County.
- Vermont
- Chittenden County
- This Chimney Corner is located in Chittenden County and lies 607 miles [976.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Chimney Corner that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chittenden County community of Chimney Corner.
- Virginia
- Chesterfield County
- This Chimney Corner is located in Chesterfield County and lies 208 miles [334.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Chimney Corner that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chesterfield County community of Chimney Corner.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Chimney Corner ...
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.
- Alloy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Alloy is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alloy
- Carver ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Carver is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carver
- Cotton Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cotton Hill is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Hill
- Deep Water
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Deep Water is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Water
- Falls View
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Falls View is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls View
- Glen Ferris
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hawks Nest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hawks Nest is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawks Nest
- Hopewell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hopewell is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Jodie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jodie is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jodie
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Lucas
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lucas is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
- Marvel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Marvel is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvel
- Michigan ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Michigan is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan
- Mountain Cove
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mountain Cove is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Cove
- Sunnyside ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sunnyside is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Swiss
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Swiss is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swiss
How Far From Chimney Corner to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Chimney Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Chimney Corner and extending to:
- Fayetteville, which is the Seat of Fayette County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Chimney Corner to Charleston, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 228 miles [366.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,103 miles [9,821.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,815 miles [10,967.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,690 miles [7,547.8 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- Chimney Corner) 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 Chimney Corner 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 Chimney Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.1390, Longitude: -81.1470 In this case, the coordinates for Chimney Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.372 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.152 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.723 degrees. |
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