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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 Hines, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hines 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 Hines:
- 38.002504, -80.737048
- 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 Hines
- 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 Greenbrier County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greenbrier County
- Since Hines is near Fayette County and also Nicholas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Nicholas 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 Hines
Communities Also Named Hines ...
We found twelve communities that are also named Hines.
Within West Virginia, the name Hines is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of twelve communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Lauderdale County
- This Hines is located in Lauderdale County and lies 437 miles [703.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Hines that is located in Greenbrier County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lauderdale County community of Hines.
- Florida
- Dixie County
- This Hines is located in Dixie County and lies 588 miles [946.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Hines that is located in Greenbrier County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dixie County community of Hines.
- Illinois
- Cook County
- This Hines is located in Cook County and lies 460 miles [740.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Hines that is located in Greenbrier County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Hines.
- Minnesota
- Beltrami County
- This Hines is located in Beltrami County and lies 967 miles [1,556.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Hines that is located in Greenbrier County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beltrami County community of Hines.
- Missouri
- Lincoln 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 Missouri community of Hines [Lincoln County].
- Ohio
- Morgan 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 Ohio community of Hines [Morgan County].
- Richland County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Hines [Richland County].
- Oregon
- Harney County
- This Hines is located in Harney County and lies 2,022 miles [3,254.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Hines that is located in Greenbrier County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harney County community of Hines.
- Texas
- Johnson County
- Although located in Johnson County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Hines.
- Wilbarger 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 Texas community of Hines [Wilbarger County].
- Washington
- Pacific County
- This Hines is located in Pacific County and lies 2,259 miles [3,635.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Hines that is located in Greenbrier County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pacific County community of Hines.
- Wisconsin
- Douglas County
- This Hines is located in Douglas County and lies 819 miles [1,318.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Hines that is located in Greenbrier County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Hines.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hines ...
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.
- Carl
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Crag
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Crag is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crag
- Dennis
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dennis is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Farmdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Farmdale is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmdale
- Green Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Green Valley is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Honeydew ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Honeydew is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeydew
- Leslie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Leslie is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
- Lilly Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lilly Park is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly Park
- Maywood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Nutterville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Nutterville is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutterville
- Orient Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Rock Cliff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Cliff is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Cliff
- Sturgeon Branch ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sturgeon Branch is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgeon Branch
How Far From Hines 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 Hines to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hines and extending to:
- Lewisburg, which is the Seat of Greenbrier County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hines to Lewisburg, 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 53 miles [85.3 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 209 miles [336.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<5> 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).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,802 miles [10,946.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,678 miles [7,528.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hines) 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Hines 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> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Hines, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Hines 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 Hines. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0025, Longitude: -80.7370 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.128 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.853 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.594 degrees. |
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