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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 Export, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Export 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 Export:
- 37.857893, -81.000651
- 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 Export
- 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 Fayette County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette County
- Since Export is near Raleigh County and also Summers County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Raleigh County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Summers 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 Export
Communities Also Named Export ...
We found one communities that are also named Export.
Within West Virginia, the name Export is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, there is another community also named Export in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Pennsylvania
- Westmoreland County
- This Export is located in Westmoreland County and lies 191 miles [307.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Export that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westmoreland County community of Export.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Export ...
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.
- Alaska ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Alaska is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaska
- Bragg
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bragg is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg
- Chestnut Knob
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Chestnut Knob is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Knob
- Grandview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Grandview is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Greenwood ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Greenwood is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Hamlet ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hamlet is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
- Hemlock
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hemlock is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Kathryn
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Kathryn is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kathryn
- Layland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Layland is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layland
- Layland Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Layland Heights is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layland Heights
- Maplewood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Maplewood is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Meadow Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Meadow Creek is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Creek
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Pear ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pear is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pear
- Prince
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Red Spring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Red Spring is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Spring
- Royal ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Royal is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
- Terry
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Terry is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry
- Terry Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Terry Junction is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry Junction
How Far From Export 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 Export to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Export once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Export and extending to:
- Fayetteville, which is the Seat of Fayette County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Export to Fayetteville, 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 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 226 miles [363.7 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 6,109 miles [9,831.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,820 miles [10,975.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,696 miles [7,557.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Export) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Export, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Export 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 Export. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8579, Longitude: -81.0007 In this case, the coordinates for Export have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.29 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.016 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.752 degrees. |
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