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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 Eastwood Addition, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Eastwood Addition 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 Eastwood Addition:
- 39.257853, -81.476232
- 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 Eastwood Addition
- 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 Wood County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wood County
- Since Eastwood Addition is near Washington County and also Pleasants County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pleasants 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 Eastwood Addition
Communities Also Named Eastwood Addition ...
We found one communities that are also named Eastwood Addition.
Within West Virginia, the name Eastwood Addition is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, there is another community also named Eastwood Addition in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Independence County
- This Eastwood Addition is located in Independence County and lies 605 miles [973.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Eastwood Addition that is located in Wood County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Independence County community of Eastwood Addition.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Eastwood Addition ...
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.
- Boreman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Boreman is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boreman
- Cedar Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Grove is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Hillcrest
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hillcrest is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Murphytown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Murphytown is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphytown
- Red Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Red Hill is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Scenic Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Scenic Hills is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Hills
- Sunrise
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sunrise is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
- Sunset Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sunset Heights is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Heights
- Tallyho
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tallyho is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallyho
- Woodland Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Woodland Park is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
How Far From Eastwood Addition 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 Eastwood Addition to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Eastwood Addition and extending to:
- Parkersburg, which is the Seat of Wood County, lies just to the West.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 63 miles [101.4 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Eastwood Addition to Charleston, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 239 miles [384.6 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,066 miles [9,762.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,783 miles [10,916.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,658 miles [7,496.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Eastwood Addition) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Eastwood Addition 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 Eastwood Addition. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2579, Longitude: -81.4762 In this case, the coordinates for Eastwood Addition have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.544 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.514 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.498 degrees. |
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