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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 Gormley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gormley 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 Gormley:
- 38.972399, -80.088689
- 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 Gormley
- 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 Gormley is near Barbour County and also Randolph County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Barbour County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Randolph 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 Gormley
Communities Also Named Gormley ...
We found one communities that are also named Gormley.
Within West Virginia, the name Gormley is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, there is another community also named Gormley in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ontario
- This Gormley lies 345 miles [555.2 km]<1> to the north of the Gormley that is located in Upshur County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gormley ...
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.
- Boulder
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Boulder is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder
- Deanville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Deanville is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanville
- Five Forks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Five Forks is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Gage
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Gage is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gage
- Gale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Gale is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gale
- Heavener Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Heavener Grove is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heavener Grove
- Heavner ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Heavner is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heavner
- Ivy
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ivy is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy
- Jimtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jimtown is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- Kingsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kingsville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsville
- Murphy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Murphy is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
- Pumpkintown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pumpkintown is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkintown
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Sand Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Skidmore ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Skidmore is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skidmore
- Swamp Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Vegan
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Vegan is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vegan
How Far From Gormley 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 Gormley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Gormley and extending to:
- Buckhannon, which is the Seat of Upshur County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 93 miles [149.7 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Gormley to Charleston, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 164 miles [263.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,022 miles [9,691.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,735 miles [10,838.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,610 miles [7,419.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Gormley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Gormley 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 Gormley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9724, Longitude: -80.0887 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.708 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.519 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.988 degrees. |
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