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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 Hinkleville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hinkleville 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 Hinkleville:
- 38.926766, -80.262305
- 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 Hinkleville
- 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 Upshur County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Upshur County
- Since Hinkleville is near Lewis County and also Randolph County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lewis County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Randolph 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 Hinkleville
Communities Also Named Hinkleville ...
We found one communities that are also named Hinkleville.
Within West Virginia, the name Hinkleville is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, there is another community also named Hinkleville in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Ballard County
- This Hinkleville is located in Ballard County and lies 489 miles [787 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Hinkleville that is located in Upshur County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ballard County community of Hinkleville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hinkleville ...
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.
- Atlas
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Atlas is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
- Carter
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Carter is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter
- Deanville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Deanville is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanville
- Evergreen
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Evergreen is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Freeman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Freeman is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- French Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Georgetown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Georgetown is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Heavener Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Heavener Grove is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heavener Grove
- Heavner ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Heavner is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heavner
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Imperial
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Imperial is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imperial
- Ivy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ivy is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy
- Red Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Red Rock is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
- Rocky Ford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky Ford is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford
- Sellers ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sellers is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellers
- Tenmile
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Tenmile is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenmile
How Far From Hinkleville 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 Hinkleville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hinkleville and extending to:
- Buckhannon, which is the Seat of Upshur County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 83 miles [133.6 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Hinkleville to Charleston, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 173 miles [278.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,031 miles [9,706 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,744 miles [10,853.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,620 miles [7,435.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hinkleville) 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 Hinkleville 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 Hinkleville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9268, Longitude: -80.2623 In this case, the coordinates for Hinkleville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.815 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.634 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.079 degrees. |
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