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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 Frenchton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Frenchton 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 Frenchton:
- 38.87301, -80.356709
- 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 Frenchton
- 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 Upshur County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Upshur County
- Since Frenchton is near Lewis County and also Braxton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lewis County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Braxton 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 Frenchton
Curious and Interesting Names Near Frenchton ...
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.
- Carter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Carter is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter
- Evergreen
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Evergreen is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Freeman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Freeman is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- French Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Georgetown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Georgetown is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Holly Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Holly Grove is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
- Ireland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jewell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jewell is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- Rock Cave
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Rocky Ford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Ford is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford
- Walkersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Walkersville is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkersville
How Far From Frenchton 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 Frenchton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Frenchton and extending to:
- Buckhannon, which is the Seat of Upshur County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Frenchton to Buckhannon, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 77 miles [123.9 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 178 miles [286.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,037 miles [9,715.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,750 miles [10,863.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,626 miles [7,444.8 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Frenchton) 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 Frenchton 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 Frenchton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8730, Longitude: -80.3567 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.874 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.693 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.139 degrees. |
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