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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 Gauley Bridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gauley Bridge and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Gauley Bridge:
    • 38.168099, -81.203876
    • 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 Gauley Bridge
  • 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 Gauley Bridge ...

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.

  • Alloy
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alloy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alloy
    • Alloy is located in Fayette County
  • Boomer
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boomer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boomer
    • Boomer is located in Fayette County
  • Carbondale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carbondale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
    • Carbondale is located in Fayette County
  • Chimney Corner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chimney Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Corner
    • Chimney Corner is located in Fayette County
  • Cotton Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cotton Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Hill
    • Cotton Hill is located in Fayette County
  • Crescent
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
    • Crescent is located in Fayette County
  • Deep Water
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deep Water have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Water
    • Deep Water is located in Fayette County
  • Dixie
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
    • Dixie is located in Nicholas County
  • Eagle
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle
    • Eagle is located in Fayette County
  • Falls View
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls View
    • Falls View is located in Fayette County
  • Glen Ferris
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Ferris have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Ferris
    • Glen Ferris is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glen Ferris <2>
  • Hawks Nest
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawks Nest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawks Nest
    • Hawks Nest is located in Fayette County
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Jodie
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jodie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jodie
      • Jodie is located in Fayette County
    • Longacre
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longacre have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longacre
      • Longacre is located in Fayette County
    • Marvel
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marvel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvel
      • Marvel is located in Fayette County
    • Swiss
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swiss have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swiss
      • Swiss is located in Nicholas County

How Far From Gauley Bridge 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 town such as Gauley Bridge to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Gauley Bridge and extending to:

  • Fayetteville, which is the Seat of Fayette County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Gauley Bridge to Fayetteville, with an average speed<4> 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 26 miles [41.8 km] to the west northwest (WNW). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 230 miles [370.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, 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 6,104 miles [9,823.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,816 miles [10,969.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,692 miles [7,551 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Gauley Bridge. 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- Gauley Bridge) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Gauley Bridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.1681, Longitude: -81.2039       In this case, the coordinates for Gauley Bridge 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 Gauley Bridge 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 310.405 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.194 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.738 degrees.









 

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