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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 High View, we use the following websites to find information relevant to High View 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 High View:
- 39.230658, -78.408340
- 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 High View
- 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 Hampshire County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hampshire County
- Since High View is near Frederick County and also Shenandoah County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Frederick County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Shenandoah 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 High View
Communities Also Named High View ...
We found three communities that are also named High View.
Within West Virginia, the name High View is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New York
- Sullivan County
- This High View is located in Sullivan County and lies 262 miles [421.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the High View that is located in Hampshire County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of High View.
- Utah
- Weber County
- This High View is located in Weber County and lies 1,762 miles [2,835.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the High View that is located in Hampshire County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of High View.
- Virginia
- Frederick County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of High View [Frederick County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near High View ...
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.
- Bloom ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bloom is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloom
- Bubbling Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bubbling Spring is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bubbling Spring
- Cold Stream
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cold Stream is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Stream
- Gore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hayfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hayfield is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayfield
- Hooks Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hooks Mills is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooks Mills
- Hunters Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hunters Valley is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Valley
- Indian Hollow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Indian Hollow is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hollow
- Indian Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Indian Lake is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Lake
- Mount Pleasant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Mount Williams
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Williams is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Williams
- Mountain Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mountain Falls is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Falls
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Nordic Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Nordic Village is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nordic Village
- Rolling Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rolling Hills is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
- Timber Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Timber Ridge is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge
- Wildwood Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wildwood Hills is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Hills
- Yellow Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
How Far From High View 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 High View to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in High View and extending to:
- Romney, which is the Seat of Hampshire County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from High View to Romney, with an average speed<4> 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 183 miles [294.5 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 77 miles [123.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,941 miles [9,561.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,651 miles [10,703.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,527 miles [7,285.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 from Point A (ie- High View) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 High View 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 High View 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 High View. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2307, Longitude: -78.4083 In this case, the coordinates for High View have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.685 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.394 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.171 degrees. |
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