Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Grace, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Grace and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Grace
- 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 Grace:
- 38.885918, -81.352897
- 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 Grace
- 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 Roane County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Roane County
- Since Grace is near Wirt County and also Calhoun County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Wirt County
- eBird sighting report for Calhoun 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
Communities Also Named Grace ...
We found 24 communities that share the name Grace.
There is one other community in West Virginia which is also named Grace.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of another 23 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In West Virginia ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Butler County
- This Grace is located in Butler County and lies 590 miles [949.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Grace that is located in Roane County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Grace.
- Jefferson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Grace [Jefferson County].
- Arkansas
- Jefferson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Grace [Jefferson County].
- Johnson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Grace [Johnson County].
- Georgia
- Idaho
- Bingham County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of Grace [Bingham County].
- Caribou County
- This Grace is located in Caribou County and lies 1,600 miles [2,575 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Grace that is located in Roane County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caribou County community of Grace.
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Michigan
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Carroll County
- This Grace is located in Carroll County and lies 647 miles [1,041.2 km]<1> to the west of the Grace that is located in Roane County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Grace.
- Laclede County
- This Grace is located in Laclede County and lies 620 miles [997.8 km] to the west of the Grace that is located in Roane County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Laclede County community of Grace.
- Montana
- Nebraska
- North Carolina
- Oklahoma
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Texas
- King County
- Although located in King County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Grace.
- Liberty County
- This Grace is located in Liberty County and lies 978 miles [1,573.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Grace that is located in Roane County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Liberty County community of Grace.
- Washington
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Grace ...
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.
- Beaverdam
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Burning Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Springs
- Burning Springs is located in Wirt County
- Dukes
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Evelyn ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Green Acres
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Green Acres is located in Roane County
- Ivan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Nancy Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Quiet Vale
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quiet Vale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiet Vale
- Quiet Vale is located in Roane County
- Reedy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Seaman
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Sunflower
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Two Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
How Far From Grace to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Grace to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Grace and extending to:
- Spencer, which is the Seat of Roane County, lies just to the South.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Grace to Charleston, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 231 miles [371.8 km] to the east (E). 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 14 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,078 miles [9,781.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,793 miles [10,932.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,668 miles [7,512.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Grace. 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Grace) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Grace. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8859, Longitude: -81.3529 In this case, the coordinates for Grace have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Grace could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <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 Grace, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 Grace 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 310.479 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.384 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.567 degrees. |