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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 Hiser, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hiser 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 Hiser:
- 38.962610, -79.115312
- 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 Hiser
- 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 Grant County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Grant County
- Since Hiser is near Hardy County and also Pendleton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hardy County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pendleton 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 Hiser
Communities Also Named Hiser ...
We found one communities that are also named Hiser.
Within West Virginia, the name Hiser is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, there is another community also named Hiser in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Wayne County
- This Hiser is located in Wayne County and lies 323 miles [519.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Hiser that is located in Grant County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Hiser.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hiser ...
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.
- Arthur
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Arthur is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
- Bass
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bass is located in Hardy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass
- Brake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brake is located in Hardy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brake
- Cabins
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fisher
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jordan Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jordan Run is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Run
- Pansy
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pansy is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pansy
- Peru
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Peru is located in Hardy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
- Rough Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rough Run is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough Run
- Seemly ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Seemly is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seemly
- Town Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Town Hill is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Hill
How Far From Hiser 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 Hiser to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Hiser once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Hiser and extending to:
- Petersburg, which is the Seat of Grant County, lies just to the North.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 141 miles [226.9 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Hiser to Charleston, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 111 miles [178.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,982 miles [9,627.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,692 miles [10,769.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,568 miles [7,351.5 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hiser) 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> | 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 Hiser, 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 Hiser 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 Hiser. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9626, Longitude: -79.1153 In this case, the coordinates for Hiser have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.122 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.851 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.572 degrees. |
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