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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 Haines Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Haines Ferry and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Haines Ferry:
    • 37.608731, -80.908698
    • 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 Haines Ferry
  • 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 Summers County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Summers County
    • Since Haines Ferry is near Mercer County and also Raleigh County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Mercer County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Raleigh 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 Haines Ferry

Communities Also Named Haines Ferry ...

We found one communities that are also named Haines Ferry.

Within West Virginia, the name Haines Ferry is unique.

Beyond West Virginia, there is another community also named Haines Ferry in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Ashley County
      • This Haines Ferry is located in Ashley County and lies 682 miles [1,097.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Haines Ferry that is located in Summers County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ashley County community of Haines Ferry.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Haines Ferry ...

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.

  • Buck
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Buck is located in Summers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck
  • Crossroads
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Crossroads is located in Summers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
  • Crumps Bottom
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Crumps Bottom is located in Summers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumps Bottom
  • Indian Mills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Indian Mills is located in Summers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Mills
  • Jumping Branch
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jumping Branch is located in Summers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumping Branch
  • Lick Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Lick Creek is located in Summers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Creek
  • Lilly ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Lilly is located in Summers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly
  • Marie
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Marie is located in Summers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marie
  • Packs Ferry
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Packs Ferry is located in Summers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packs Ferry
  • Pipestem
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Pluto
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Pluto is located in Raleigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pluto
  • Streeter
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Streeter is located in Summers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Streeter
  • Suck Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Suck Creek is located in Summers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suck Creek

How Far From Haines Ferry 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 Haines Ferry to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Haines Ferry and extending to:

  • Hinton, which is the Seat of Summers County, lies just to the North Northeast.
  • Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 64 miles [103 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Haines Ferry to Charleston, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 228 miles [366.9 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 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 6,116 miles [9,842.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,826 miles [10,985.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,702 miles [7,567.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Haines Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Haines Ferry 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 Haines Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6087, Longitude: -80.9087       In this case, the coordinates for Haines Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.239 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.922 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.794 degrees.