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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 Culloden, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Culloden 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 Culloden:
    • 38.420089, -82.055416
    • 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 Culloden
  • 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 Cabell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cabell County
    • Since Culloden is near Putnam County and also Lincoln County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Putnam County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln 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 Culloden

Communities Also Named Culloden ...

We found four communities that are also named Culloden.

Within West Virginia, the name Culloden is unique.

Beyond West Virginia, we know of four communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, one is located in the United States and the other three communities are located in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Monroe County
      • This Culloden is located in Monroe County and lies 400 miles [643.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Culloden that is located in Cabell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Culloden.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Culloden lies 939 miles [1,511.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Culloden that is located in Cabell County.
    • Ontario
      • This Culloden lies 315 miles [506.9 km]<1> to the north of the Culloden that is located in Cabell County.
    • Prince Edward Island
      • This Culloden lies 1,112 miles [1,789.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Culloden that is located in Cabell County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Culloden ...

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.

  • Cheyenne Valley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Cheyenne Valley is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheyenne Valley
  • Fudges Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Fudges Creek is located in Cabell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fudges Creek
  • Hickory Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Hickory Hill is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
  • Hurricane
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Hurricane Bridge ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Hurricane Bridge is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane Bridge
  • Lake Washington
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Lake Washington is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Washington
  • Portersville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Portersville is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portersville
  • Prairietown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Prairietown is located in Cabell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairietown
  • Rolling Hills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Rolling Hills is located in Cabell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
  • Rolling Meadows
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Rolling Meadows is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows

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

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

  • Huntington, which is the Seat of Cabell County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Culloden to Huntington, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 23 miles [37 km] to the east southeast (ESE). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 272 miles [437.7 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, 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 6,127 miles [9,860.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,843 miles [11,012.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,718 miles [7,592.9 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Culloden) 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 Culloden 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 Culloden. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4201, Longitude: -82.0554       In this case, the coordinates for Culloden have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.918 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.816 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.024 degrees.