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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 Idamay, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Idamay 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 Idamay:
- 39.497028, -80.257028
- 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 Idamay
- 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 Marion County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
- Since Idamay is near Harrison County and also Monongalia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Harrison County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Monongalia 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 Idamay
Communities Also Named Idamay ...
We found one communities that are also named Idamay.
Within West Virginia, the name Idamay is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, there is another community also named Idamay in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Lee County
- This Idamay is located in Lee County and lies 233 miles [375 km]<1> to the southwest of the Idamay that is located in Marion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Idamay.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Idamay ...
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.
- Barrackville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Barrackville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrackville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,270 people
- Downs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Downs is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs
- Enterprise
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Enterprise is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Four States
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Four States is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four States
- Garden Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Garden Village is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Village
- Helens Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Helens Run is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helens Run
- Highland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Highland is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Hillcrest
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hillcrest is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Hillview
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hillview is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillview
- Homewood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Homewood is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Katy
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Katy is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katy
- Keystone
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Keystone is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Killarm
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Killarm is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killarm
- Long Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Long Run is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Run
- New England
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- New England is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New England
- Oak Grove ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Pettyjohn ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pettyjohn is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettyjohn
- Stringtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Stringtown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Wahoo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wahoo is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo
How Far From Idamay 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 Idamay to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Idamay and extending to:
- Fairmont, which is the Seat of Marion County, lies just to the East.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 108 miles [173.8 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Idamay to Charleston, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 177 miles [284.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,006 miles [9,665.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,721 miles [10,816.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,596 miles [7,396.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Idamay) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Idamay 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 Idamay. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4970, Longitude: -80.2570 In this case, the coordinates for Idamay have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.79 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.691 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.879 degrees. |
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