Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Copen, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Copen and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Copen
- 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 Copen:
- 38.837595, -80.729543
- 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 Copen
- 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 Braxton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Braxton County
- Since Copen is near Gilmer County and also Lewis County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Gilmer County
- eBird sighting report for Lewis 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Copen ...
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.
- Bonnie
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Bower
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Cedarville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Cedarville is located in Gilmer County
- Cutlips
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Dusk
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Exchange
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exchange
- Exchange is located in Braxton County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Exchange <2>
- Flower
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Gem
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Hope ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Sand Fork
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Stouts Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stouts Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stouts Mills
- Stouts Mills is located in Gilmer County
How Far From Copen 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 Copen to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Copen and extending to:
- Sutton, which is the Seat of Braxton County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<4> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Copen to Sutton, with an average speed<5> 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 59 miles [95 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 198 miles [318.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,054 miles [9,743 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,768 miles [10,892 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,643 miles [7,472.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Copen. 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> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | 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- Copen) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Copen. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8376, Longitude: -80.7295 In this case, the coordinates for Copen have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Copen to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.101 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.946 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.312 degrees. |