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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 Copenhaver, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Copenhaver 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 Copenhaver:
- 38.431208, -81.522067
- 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 Copenhaver
- 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 Kanawha County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kanawha County
- Since Copenhaver is near Roane County and also Jackson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Roane County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson 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 Copenhaver
Communities Also Named Copenhaver ...
We found two communities that are also named Copenhaver.
Within West Virginia, the name Copenhaver is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Montgomery 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 Maryland community of Copenhaver [Montgomery County].
- Virginia
- Smyth 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 Virginia community of Copenhaver [Smyth County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Copenhaver ...
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.
- Airport Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Airport Village is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Village
- Airport Village has also been known as:
- Airport
- Big Chimney
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Big Chimney is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Chimney
- Elk Forest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Elk Forest is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Forest
- Elk Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Elk Hills is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Hills
- Elkview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Frame
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Frame is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frame
- Meadowbrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Meadowbrook is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Mink ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mink is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mink
- Pinch
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pinch is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinch
- Sandy
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sandy is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
- Three Mile
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Three Mile is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Mile
- Youngs Bottom
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Youngs Bottom is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Bottom
How Far From Copenhaver 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 Copenhaver to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Copenhaver once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Copenhaver and extending to:
- Charleston, which is the Seat of Kanawha County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies just to the southwest (SW).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 243 miles [391.1 km]<4> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Copenhaver to White House, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,105 miles [9,825 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,819 miles [10,974.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,694 miles [7,554.3 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 Copenhaver 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 Copenhaver, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Copenhaver) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Copenhaver 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 Copenhaver. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4312, Longitude: -81.5221 In this case, the coordinates for Copenhaver have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.593 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.447 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.79 degrees. |
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