Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Fivemile, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fivemile and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Fivemile
- 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 Fivemile:
- 38.345378, -81.478453
- 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 Fivemile
- 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 Kanawha County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Kanawha County
- Since Fivemile is near Clay County and also Fayette County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Clay County
- eBird sighting report for Fayette 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
Communities Also Named Fivemile ...
We found five communities that share the name Fivemile.
There is one other community in West Virginia which is also named Fivemile.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In West Virginia ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
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- Texas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fivemile ...
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.
- Airport Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Village
- Airport Village is located in Kanawha County
- Airport Village has also been known as:
- Airport
- Big Chimney
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Chimney
- Big Chimney is located in Kanawha County
- Blackhawk
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Coal Fork
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Elk Forest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Forest
- Elk Forest is located in Kanawha County
- Elk Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Elkview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkview
- Elkview is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkview <3>
- Meadowbrook
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Meadowbrook is located in Kanawha County
- Pinch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinch
- Pinch is located in Kanawha County
- Quick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Riverview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Sandy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Snow Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Three Mile
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Mile
- Three Mile is located in Kanawha County
How Far From Fivemile 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 Fivemile to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fivemile and extending to:
- Charleston, which is the Seat of Kanawha County, lies just to the West.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies just to the west (W).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 242 miles [389.5 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Fivemile to White House, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,107 miles [9,828.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,821 miles [10,977.3 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>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fivemile. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Kanawha County: www.kanawha.us/
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Fivemile) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fivemile. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3454, Longitude: -81.4785 In this case, the coordinates for Fivemile have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Fivemile 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 310.568 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.406 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.799 degrees. |