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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 Gillman Bottom, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gillman Bottom 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 Gillman Bottom:
- 37.728719, -81.794005
- 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 Gillman Bottom
- 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 Logan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Logan County
- Since Gillman Bottom is near Wyoming County and also Mingo County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wyoming County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mingo 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 Gillman Bottom
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gillman Bottom ...
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.
- Christian
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Christian is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian
- Claypool
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Claypool is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool
- Coal Mountain
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Coal Mountain is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Mountain
- Crown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Crown is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown
- Cyclone
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cyclone is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyclone
- Emmett
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Emmett is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmett
- Greenville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Greenville is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Huff Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Huff Junction is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff Junction
- Landville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Landville is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landville
- Mallory
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mallory is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallory
- Man
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mineral City
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mineral City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral City
How Far From Gillman Bottom 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 Gillman Bottom to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Gillman Bottom and extending to:
- Logan, which is the Seat of Logan County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Gillman Bottom to Logan, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 43 miles [69.2 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 270 miles [434.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,148 miles [9,894.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,860 miles [11,040.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,735 miles [7,620.2 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Gillman Bottom) 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 Gillman Bottom 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 Gillman Bottom. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.7287, Longitude: -81.7940 In this case, the coordinates for Gillman Bottom have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.769 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.545 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.13 degrees. |
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