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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 Delphi, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Delphi 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 Delphi:
- 38.388164, -80.670093
- 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 Delphi
- 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 Nicholas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Nicholas County
- Since Delphi is near Webster County and also Clay County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Webster County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clay 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 Delphi
Communities Also Named Delphi ...
We found eleven communities that are also named Delphi.
Within West Virginia, the name Delphi is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of eleven communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Las Animas 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 Colorado community of Delphi [Las Animas County].
- Indiana
- Carroll County
- This Delphi is located in Carroll County and lies 353 miles [568.1 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Delphi that is located in Nicholas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Delphi.
- Kansas
- Cowley 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 Kansas community of Delphi [Cowley County].
- Nevada
- Lyon County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Lyon County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lyon County community of Delphi.
- New York
- Onondaga 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 New York community of Delphi [Onondaga County].
- North Carolina
- Alleghany 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 North Carolina community of Delphi [Alleghany County].
- Ohio
- Huron County
- This Delphi is located in Huron County and lies 209 miles [336.4 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Delphi that is located in Nicholas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Huron County community of Delphi.
- Pennsylvania
- Montgomery County
- This Delphi is located in Montgomery County and lies 306 miles [492.5 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Delphi that is located in Nicholas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Delphi.
- South Carolina
- Edgefield 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 South Carolina community of Delphi [Edgefield County].
- Tennessee
- Sequatchie County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Sequatchie County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sequatchie County community of Delphi.
- Washington
- Thurston County
- This Delphi is located in Thurston County and lies 2,200 miles [3,540.6 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Delphi that is located in Nicholas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Thurston County community of Delphi.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Delphi ...
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.
- Beaver
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Beaver is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Birch River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Boggs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Boggs is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggs
- Craigsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Curtin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Curtin is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtin
- Donald
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Donald is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donald
- Halo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Halo is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halo
- Hookersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hookersville is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hookersville
- Marybill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Marybill is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marybill
- Opal
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Opal is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opal
- Waggy ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Waggy is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waggy
How Far From Delphi 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 Delphi to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Delphi and extending to:
- Summersville, which is the Seat of Nicholas County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Delphi to Summersville, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 51 miles [82.1 km] to the west (W). 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 most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 199 miles [320.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,072 miles [9,771.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,784 miles [10,917.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,659 miles [7,497.9 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 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 Delphi 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Delphi) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Delphi, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Delphi 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 Delphi. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3882, Longitude: -80.6701 In this case, the coordinates for Delphi have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.078 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.853 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.437 degrees. |
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