Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Guyan, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Guyan and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Guyan
- 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 Guyan:
- 37.640387, -81.774837
- 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 Guyan
- 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 Wyoming County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Wyoming County
- Since Guyan is near Mingo County and also Logan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Mingo County
- eBird sighting report for Logan 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 Guyan ...
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
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Coal Mountain
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coal Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Mountain
- Coal Mountain is located in Wyoming County
- Cub City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Emmett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Gilbert
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilbert have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
- Gilbert is located in Mingo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 378 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilbert <2>
- Justice
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Justice have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justice
- Justice is located in Mingo County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Justice <2>
- Lincoln
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Long Branch
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
- Long Branch is located in Wyoming County
- Slabtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Sun Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Uno
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uno
- Uno is located in Wyoming County
How Far From Guyan 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 Guyan to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Guyan and extending to:
- Pineville, which is the Seat of Wyoming County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Guyan to Pineville, with an average speed<4> 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 49 miles [78.9 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 most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 271 miles [436.1 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,151 miles [9,899.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,863 miles [11,044.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,738 miles [7,625.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Guyan. 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> | 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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Guyan) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Guyan. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6404, Longitude: -81.7748 In this case, the coordinates for Guyan have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Guyan to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.759 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.52 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.149 degrees. |