Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Eggleton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Eggleton and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Eggleton
- 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 Eggleton:
- 38.293148, -82.020690
- 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 Eggleton
- 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 Putnam County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Putnam County
- Since Eggleton is near Lincoln County and also Cabell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
- eBird sighting report for Cabell 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Eggleton ...
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.
- East ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Hurricane
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
- Hurricane is located in Putnam County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,389 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurricane <2>
- Hurricane Bridge ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hurricane Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane Bridge
- Hurricane Bridge is located in Putnam County
- Jenks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Kinder ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Lake Washington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Washington
- Lake Washington is located in Putnam County
- Pleasant View
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant View have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Pleasant View is located in Lincoln County
- Portersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portersville
- Portersville is located in Lincoln County
- Prairietown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairietown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairietown
- Prairietown is located in Cabell County
- River Bend
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bend
- River Bend is located in Kanawha County
- Strawberry Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strawberry Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Heights
- Strawberry Heights is located in Kanawha County
- Sweetland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Tornado
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
How Far From Eggleton 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 Eggleton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Eggleton and extending to:
- Winfield, which is the Seat of Putnam County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Eggleton to Winfield, 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 five to six hours.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 21 miles [33.8 km] to the east (E). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 272 miles [437.7 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,132 miles [9,868.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,846 miles [11,017.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,722 miles [7,599.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Eggleton. 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- Eggleton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Eggleton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2931, Longitude: -82.0207 In this case, the coordinates for Eggleton 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 Eggleton 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 310.898 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.776 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.049 degrees. |