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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 Grantsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Grantsville 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 Grantsville:
- 38.922380, -81.094668
- 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 Grantsville
- 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 Calhoun County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Calhoun County
- Since Grantsville is near Gilmer County and also Ritchie County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gilmer County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ritchie 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 Grantsville
Communities Also Named Grantsville ...
We found five communities that are also named Grantsville.
Within West Virginia, the name Grantsville is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Garrett County
- This Grantsville is located in Garrett County and lies 116 miles [186.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Grantsville that is located in Calhoun County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Garrett County community of Grantsville.
- Mississippi
- Noxubee County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Grantsville [Noxubee County].
- Missouri
- Linn County
- This Grantsville is located in Linn County and lies 644 miles [1,036.4 km]<1> to the west of the Grantsville that is located in Calhoun County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Linn County community of Grantsville.
- Nevada
- Nye County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Grantsville [Nye County].
- Utah
- Tooele County
- This Grantsville is located in Tooele County and lies 1,660 miles [2,671.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Grantsville that is located in Calhoun County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tooele County community of Grantsville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Grantsville ...
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.
- Adam
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Adam is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adam
- Big Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Big Springs is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Five Forks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Five Forks is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Freed
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Henrietta
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Henrietta is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Index ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Index is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Index
- Iris ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Iris is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iris
- Joker
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Joker is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joker
- Pleasant Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Purdy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Purdy is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
- Stumptown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Grantsville 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 town such as Grantsville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Grantsville and extending to:
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 49 miles [78.9 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Grantsville to Charleston, with an average speed<3> 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 218 miles [350.8 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 13 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,066 miles [9,762.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,780 miles [10,911.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,656 miles [7,493.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Grantsville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Grantsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Grantsville 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 Grantsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9224, Longitude: -81.0947 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.32 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.209 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.443 degrees. |
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