Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Coal Mountain, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Coal Mountain and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Coal Mountain
- 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 Coal Mountain:
- 37.669554, -81.728447
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Coal Mountain
- 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 Wyoming County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Wyoming County
- Since Coal Mountain is near Logan County and also Mingo County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Logan County
- eBird sighting report for Mingo 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Coal Mountain ...
We found one communities that share the name Coal Mountain.
Within West Virginia, the name Coal Mountain is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, there is another community also named Coal Mountain in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Forsyth County
- This Coal Mountain is located in Forsyth County and lies 269 miles [432.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Coal Mountain that is located in Wyoming County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Forsyth County community of Coal Mountain.
- Georgia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Coal Mountain ...
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.
- Claypool
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Cub City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Cyclone
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Edith
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Emmett
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Hatcher
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Lillydale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Lillyhaven
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lillyhaven have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillyhaven
- Lillyhaven is located in Wyoming County
- Lincoln
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Long Branch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
- Long Branch is located in Wyoming County
- Mineral City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral City
- Mineral City is located in Logan County
- Sun Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Uno
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uno
- Uno is located in Wyoming County
How Far From Coal Mountain 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 Coal Mountain to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Coal Mountain and extending to:
- Pineville, which is the Seat of Wyoming County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Coal Mountain to Pineville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 47 miles [75.6 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 268 miles [431.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,148 miles [9,894.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,859 miles [11,038.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,735 miles [7,620.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Coal Mountain. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
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- Coal Mountain) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Coal Mountain. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6696, Longitude: -81.7284 In this case, the coordinates for Coal Mountain have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <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 Coal Mountain to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.73 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.492 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.12 degrees. |