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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 Denver Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Denver Heights 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 Denver Heights:
- 39.732304, -80.544802
- 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 Denver Heights
- 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 Marshall County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marshall County
- Since Denver Heights is near Wetzel County and also Greene County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wetzel County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greene 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 Denver Heights
Curious and Interesting Names Near Denver Heights ...
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.
- Anthem
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Anthem is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthem
- Big Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Big Run is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
- Dean
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Dean is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean
- Deep Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Deep Valley is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Valley
- Georgetown
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Georgetown is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Howard ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Howard is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
- Hundred
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Knob Fork
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Knob Fork is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Fork
- Littleton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Littleton is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
- Ned
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ned is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ned
- New Freeport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- New Freeport is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Freeport
- Quiet Dell
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Quiet Dell is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiet Dell
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Rockport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rockport is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
- Round Bottom
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Round Bottom is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Bottom
- Uniontown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Uniontown is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Windy Gap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Windy Gap is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Gap
How Far From Denver Heights 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 Denver Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Denver Heights and extending to:
- Moundsville, which is the Seat of Marshall County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Denver Heights to Moundsville, with an average speed<3> 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 five to six hours.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 111 miles [178.6 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 196 miles [315.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,007 miles [9,667.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,724 miles [10,821.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,599 miles [7,401.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Denver Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Denver Heights 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 Denver Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7323, Longitude: -80.5448 In this case, the coordinates for Denver Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.956 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.916 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.923 degrees. |
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