Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Honeydew, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Honeydew and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Honeydew
- 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 Honeydew:
- 38.034559, -80.829815
- 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 Honeydew
- 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 Fayette County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Fayette County
- Since Honeydew is near Greenbrier County and also Nicholas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Greenbrier County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Honeydew ...
We found one communities that share the name Honeydew.
Within West Virginia, the name Honeydew is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, there is another community also named Honeydew in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Honeydew ...
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.
- Clifftop
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifftop
- Clifftop is located in Fayette County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clifftop <2>
- Divide
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Leslie
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Lilly Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lilly Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly Park
- Lilly Park is located in Greenbrier County
- Lookout
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout
- Lookout is located in Fayette County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lookout <2>
- Maywood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Nutterville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nutterville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutterville
- Nutterville is located in Greenbrier County
- Orient Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orient Hill
- Orient Hill is located in Greenbrier County
- Ravenseye
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Snow Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Snow Hill is located in Nicholas County
- Sturgeon Branch ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sturgeon Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgeon Branch
- Sturgeon Branch is located in Fayette County
How Far From Honeydew 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 Honeydew 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<4> community of Honeydew once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Honeydew and extending to:
- Fayetteville, which is the Seat of Fayette County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Honeydew to Fayetteville, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 48 miles [77.2 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 most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 213 miles [342.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,094 miles [9,807.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,805 miles [10,951.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,681 miles [7,533.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Honeydew) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Honeydew. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0346, Longitude: -80.8298 In this case, the coordinates for Honeydew have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | 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 Honeydew, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Honeydew 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 310.183 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.921 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.622 degrees. |