Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Hereford, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hereford and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Hereford
- 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 Hereford:
- 38.819641, -81.617392
- 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 Hereford
- 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 Jackson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- Since Hereford is near Roane County and also Meigs County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Roane County
- eBird sighting report for Meigs 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 Hereford ...
We found thirteen communities that share the name Hereford.
Within West Virginia, the name Hereford is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of another thirteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these thirteen communities, twelve are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Colorado
- Maryland
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- Oregon
- Baker County
- This Hereford is located in Baker County and lies 1,902 miles [3,061 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Hereford that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baker County community of Hereford.
- Clackamas County
- This Hereford is located in Clackamas County and lies 2,123 miles [3,416.6 km] to the west northwest of the Hereford that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clackamas County community of Hereford.
- Pennsylvania
- Quebec
- This Hereford lies 669 miles [1,076.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Hereford that is located in Jackson County.
- South Dakota
- Texas
- Virginia
- Wyoming
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hereford ...
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.
- Buffalo ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Fairplain
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Gay
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Independence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Independence have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Independence is located in Jackson County
- Jones Crossing
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jones Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossing
- Jones Crossing is located in Jackson County
- Liverpool
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverpool
- Liverpool is located in Jackson County
- Marshall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Meadowdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
- Meadowdale is located in Jackson County
- Mentor ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Murray
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - New Era
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Salt Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Sandyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyville
- Sandyville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandyville <4>
- Skidmore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
How Far From Hereford 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 Hereford to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hereford and extending to:
- Ripley, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies just to the West.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 32 miles [51.5 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Hereford to Charleston, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 246 miles [395.9 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 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,092 miles [9,804.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,807 miles [10,954.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,683 miles [7,536.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hereford. 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- Hereford) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hereford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8196, Longitude: -81.6174 In this case, the coordinates for Hereford 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Hereford 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> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Hereford 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 310.642 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.561 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.705 degrees. |