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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 Cotton Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cotton Hill 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 Cotton Hill:
- 38.108461, -81.153205
- 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 Cotton Hill
- 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 Cotton Hill is near Nicholas County and also Kanawha 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 Kanawha 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 Cotton Hill
Communities Also Named Cotton Hill ...
We found four communities that are also named Cotton Hill.
Within West Virginia, the name Cotton Hill is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Barbour County
- This Cotton Hill is located in Barbour County and lies 492 miles [791.8 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Cotton Hill that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barbour County community of Cotton Hill.
- Georgia
- Clay County
- This Cotton Hill is located in Clay County and lies 490 miles [788.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Cotton Hill that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Cotton Hill.
- Illinois
- Sangamon County
- This Cotton Hill is located in Sangamon County and lies 468 miles [753.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Cotton Hill that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sangamon County community of Cotton Hill.
- South Carolina
- Dorchester County
- This Cotton Hill is located in Dorchester County and lies 355 miles [571.3 km]<1> to the south of the Cotton Hill that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dorchester County community of Cotton Hill.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cotton Hill ...
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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Carver is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carver
- Chimney Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Chimney Corner is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Corner
- 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)
- Glen Ferris
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hawks Nest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hopewell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hopewell is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Marvel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Marvel is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvel
- Michigan ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 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 east)
- Sunnyside is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
How Far From Cotton Hill 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 Cotton Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cotton Hill and extending to:
- Fayetteville, which is the Seat of Fayette County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Cotton Hill to Charleston, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two 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 229 miles [368.5 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 6,104 miles [9,823.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,816 miles [10,969.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,692 miles [7,551 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cotton Hill) 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 Cotton Hill 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 Cotton Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.1085, Longitude: -81.1532 In this case, the coordinates for Cotton Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.376 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.152 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.736 degrees. |
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