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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 Churchville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Churchville 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 Churchville:
    • 39.097313, -80.591485
    • 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 Churchville
  • 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 Lewis County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lewis County
    • Since Churchville is near Harrison County and also Doddridge County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Harrison County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Doddridge 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 Churchville

Communities Also Named Churchville ...

We found fifteen communities that are also named Churchville.

Within West Virginia, the name Churchville is unique.

Beyond West Virginia, we know of fifteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these fifteen communities, thirteen are located in the United States and three are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • DuPage County
      • This Churchville is located in DuPage County and lies 433 miles [696.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Churchville that is located in Lewis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the DuPage County community of Churchville.
    • Iowa
      • Warren County
      • This Churchville is located in Warren County and lies 710 miles [1,142.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Churchville that is located in Lewis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Churchville.
    • Maryland
      • Harford County
      • This Churchville is located in Harford County and lies 234 miles [376.6 km]<1> to the east of the Churchville that is located in Lewis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Churchville.
    • Michigan
      • Chippewa County
      • This Churchville is located in Chippewa County and lies 542 miles [872.3 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Churchville that is located in Lewis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chippewa County community of Churchville.
    • New Mexico
      • Lincoln County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Lincoln County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Churchville.
    • New York
      • Monroe County
      • This Churchville is located in Monroe County and lies 310 miles [498.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Churchville that is located in Lewis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Churchville.
      • Oneida County
      • This Churchville is located in Oneida County and lies 384 miles [618 km] to the northeast of the Churchville that is located in Lewis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oneida County community of Churchville.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Churchville lies 1,015 miles [1,633.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Churchville that is located in Lewis County.
    • Ontario
      • This Churchville lies 245 miles [394.3 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Churchville that is located in Lewis County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Bedford County
      • This Churchville is located in Bedford County and lies 132 miles [212.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Churchville that is located in Lewis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bedford County community of Churchville.
      • Berks County
      • This Churchville is located in Berks County and lies 280 miles [450.6 km] to the east northeast of the Churchville that is located in Lewis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berks County community of Churchville.
      • Bucks County
      • This Churchville is located in Bucks County and lies 305 miles [490.8 km] to the east northeast of the Churchville that is located in Lewis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bucks County community of Churchville.
      • Clarion County
      • This Churchville is located in Clarion County and lies 151 miles [243 km] to the north northeast of the Churchville that is located in Lewis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarion County community of Churchville.
      • Northampton County
      • This Churchville is located in Northampton County and lies 304 miles [489.2 km] to the east northeast of the Churchville that is located in Lewis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northampton County community of Churchville.
    • Virginia
      • Augusta County
      • This Churchville is located in Augusta County and lies 97 miles [156.1 km]<1> to the southeast of the Churchville that is located in Lewis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Augusta County community of Churchville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Churchville ...

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.

  • Butchersville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Butchersville is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butchersville
  • Coldwater
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Coldwater is located in Doddridge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
  • Deanville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Deanville is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanville
  • Fink
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Fink is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fink
  • Freemansburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Freemansburg is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freemansburg
  • Homewood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Homewood is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
  • Lightburn
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Lightburn is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightburn
  • Pricetown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Pricetown is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pricetown
  • Shady Brook
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Shady Brook is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Brook
  • Valley Chapel
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)

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

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

  • Weston, which is the Seat of Lewis County, lies just to the East Southeast.
  • Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 76 miles [122.3 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Churchville to Charleston, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 191 miles [307.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,037 miles [9,715.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,752 miles [10,866.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,627 miles [7,446.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Churchville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Churchville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Churchville 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 Churchville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0973, Longitude: -80.5915       In this case, the coordinates for Churchville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.009 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.88 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.164 degrees.