Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Glen White Junction, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Glen White Junction and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Glen White Junction
- 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 Glen White Junction:
- 37.761225, -81.293436
- 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 Glen White Junction
- 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 Raleigh County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Raleigh County
- Since Glen White Junction is near Wyoming County and also Fayette County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Wyoming 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Glen White Junction ...
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.
- Affinity
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Cedar
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Crab Orchard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crab Orchard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab Orchard
- Crab Orchard is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crab Orchard <2>
- Glen Daniel
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Daniel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Daniel
- Glen Daniel is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glen Daniel <2>
- Glen View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Glen White
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen White
- Glen White is located in Raleigh County
- Harper
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Harper is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harper <2>
- Harper Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harper Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper Heights
- Harper Heights is located in Raleigh County
- Hoohoo
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Jenny Gap ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Lester
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Maple Meadow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Meadow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Meadow
- Maple Meadow is located in Raleigh County
- Surveyor
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Trap Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Glen White Junction 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 Glen White Junction 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 Glen White Junction once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Glen White Junction and extending to:
- Beckley, which is the Seat of Raleigh County, lies just to the East.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 44 miles [70.8 km]<4> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Glen White Junction to Charleston, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 243 miles [391.1 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 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,126 miles [9,858.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,836 miles [11,001.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,712 miles [7,583.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
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> | 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 Glen White Junction, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Glen White Junction) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Glen White Junction. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.7612, Longitude: -81.2934 In this case, the coordinates for Glen White Junction have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Glen White Junction to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.467 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.205 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.907 degrees. |