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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 Hartzel, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hartzel 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 Hartzel:
    • 39.443697, -80.523982
    • 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 Hartzel
  • 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 Wetzel County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wetzel County
    • Since Hartzel is near Harrison County and also Doddridge County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Harrison County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Doddridge 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 Hartzel

Communities Also Named Hartzel ...

We found one communities that are also named Hartzel.

Within West Virginia, the name Hartzel is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Indiana
      • LaGrange County
      • This Hartzel is located in LaGrange County and lies 287 miles [461.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Hartzel that is located in Wetzel County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the LaGrange County community of Hartzel.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hartzel ...

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.

  • Alliance
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Alliance is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
  • Archer
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Archer is located in Wetzel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
  • Brink
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Brink is located in Wetzel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brink
  • Brown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Brown is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown
  • Center Point
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Center Point is located in Doddridge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
  • Curtisville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Curtisville is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtisville
  • Dale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Dale is located in Tyler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
  • Fallen Timber ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Fallen Timber is located in Wetzel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallen Timber
  • Hazel
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Hazel is located in Wetzel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Jimtown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jimtown is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
    • Joetown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Joetown is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joetown
    • Margaret
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Margaret is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margaret
    • Olive
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Olive is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
    • Pricetown
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Pricetown is located in Wetzel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pricetown
    • Rosebud
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Rosebud is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebud

How Far From Hartzel 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 community such as Hartzel to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • New Martinsville, which is the Seat of Wetzel County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Hartzel to New Martinsville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 96 miles [154.5 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 190 miles [305.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,019 miles [9,686.6 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 '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- Hartzel) 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 Hartzel 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 Hartzel. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4437, Longitude: -80.5240       In this case, the coordinates for Hartzel have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.955 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.871 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.015 degrees.