Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Curtisville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Curtisville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Curtisville
- 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 Curtisville:
- 39.520918, -80.438977
- 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 Curtisville
- 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 Marion County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Marion County
- Since Curtisville is near Wetzel County and also Harrison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Wetzel County
- eBird sighting report for Harrison 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 Curtisville ...
We found five communities that share the name Curtisville.
Within West Virginia, the name Curtisville is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Tipton County
- This Curtisville is located in Tipton County and lies 294 miles [473.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Curtisville that is located in Marion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tipton County community of Curtisville.
- Massachusetts
- Berkshire County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Massachusetts community of Curtisville [Berkshire County].
- Plymouth County
- This Curtisville is located in Plymouth County and lies 526 miles [846.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Curtisville that is located in Marion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Plymouth County community of Curtisville.
- Michigan
- Alcona County
- This Curtisville is located in Alcona County and lies 389 miles [626 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Curtisville that is located in Marion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alcona County community of Curtisville.
- Pennsylvania
- Allegheny County
- This Curtisville is located in Allegheny County and lies 83 miles [133.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Curtisville that is located in Marion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Curtisville.
- Indiana
Curious and Interesting Names Near Curtisville ...
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.
- Alliance
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Big Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
- Big Run is located in Marion County
- Brink
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Deep Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deep Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Valley
- Deep Valley is located in Marion County
- Hazel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Homewood
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Joetown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Margaret
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Pricetown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Seven Pines
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seven Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Pines
- Seven Pines is located in Marion County
- Stringtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stringtown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Stringtown is located in Marion County
How Far From Curtisville to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Curtisville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Curtisville and extending to:
- Fairmont, which is the Seat of Marion County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Curtisville to Fairmont, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 103 miles [165.8 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 187 miles [300.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,012 miles [9,675.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,728 miles [10,827.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,603 miles [7,407.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Curtisville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Marion County: www.marioncountywv.com/
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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Curtisville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Curtisville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5209, Longitude: -80.4390 In this case, the coordinates for Curtisville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Curtisville 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Curtisville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.90 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.82 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.95 degrees. |