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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 Danese, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Danese 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 Danese:
    • 37.930671, -80.903149
    • 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 Danese
  • 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 Danese ...

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.

  • Beelick Knob
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beelick Knob have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beelick Knob
    • Beelick Knob is located in Fayette County
  • Chestnut Knob
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Knob have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Knob
    • Chestnut Knob is located in Fayette County
  • Claypool
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Claypool have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool
    • Claypool is located in Summers County
  • Clifftop
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Greenwood ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
    • Greenwood is located in Fayette County
  • Hemlock
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hemlock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
    • Hemlock is located in Fayette County
  • Kathryn
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kathryn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kathryn
    • Kathryn is located in Fayette County
  • Layland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Layland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layland
    • Layland is located in Fayette County
  • Layland Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Layland Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layland Heights
    • Layland Heights is located in Fayette County
  • Lilly Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lilly Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly Park
    • Lilly Park is located in Greenbrier County
  • Maplewood
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maplewood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
    • Maplewood is located in Fayette County
  • Maywood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maywood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
    • Maywood is located in Fayette County
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Meadow Bridge
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Bridge
      • Meadow Bridge is located in Fayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
    • Ravenseye
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ravenseye have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenseye
      • Ravenseye is located in Fayette County
    • Red Spring
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Spring
      • Red Spring is located in Fayette County
    • Sturgeon Branch ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sturgeon Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgeon Branch
      • Sturgeon Branch is located in Fayette County
    • Tina ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tina have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tina
      • Tina is located in Summers County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Danese and extending to:

  • Fayetteville, which is the Seat of Fayette County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Danese to Fayetteville, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 48 miles [77.2 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 219 miles [352.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,102 miles [9,820.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,812 miles [10,962.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,688 miles [7,544.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Danese. 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>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- Danese) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Danese. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.9307, Longitude: -80.9031       In this case, the coordinates for Danese have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Danese 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 310.23 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.958 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.687 degrees.









 

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