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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 Industrial, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Industrial and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Industrial:
    • 39.270090, -80.320089
    • 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 Industrial
  • 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 Harrison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Harrison County
    • Since Industrial is near Taylor County and also Barbour County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Taylor County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Barbour 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 Industrial

Communities Also Named Industrial ...

We found six communities that are also named Industrial.

There is one other community in West Virginia that is also named Industrial.

Beyond West Virginia, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In West Virginia ...
    • Doddridge County
      • This Industrial is located in Doddridge County and lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the west of the Industrial that is located in Harrison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Doddridge County community of Industrial.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Louisiana
      • Caddo Parish
      • 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 Louisiana community of Industrial [Caddo Parish].
    • Maine
      • Aroostook 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 Maine community of Industrial [Aroostook County].
    • Minnesota
      • Ramsey 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 Minnesota community of Industrial [Ramsey County].
    • Mississippi
      • Pearl River County
      • This Industrial is located in Pearl River County and lies 802 miles [1,290.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Industrial that is located in Harrison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pearl River County community of Industrial.
    • Texas
      • Dallas 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 Industrial [Dallas County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Industrial ...

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.

  • Chestnut Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Chestnut Hills is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hills
  • Erie
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Erie is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
  • Glen Falls
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Glen Falls is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Falls
  • Gore
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Gore is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gore
  • Liberty
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Liberty is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
  • Lodgeville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Lodgeville is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodgeville
  • Nutter Fort
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Nutter Fort is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutter Fort
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,501 people
  • Quiet Dell
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Quiet Dell is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiet Dell
  • Summit Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Summit Park is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Park

How Far From Industrial 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 Industrial to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Industrial and extending to:

  • Clarksburg, which is the Seat of Harrison County, lies just to the West Northwest.
  • Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 94 miles [151.3 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Industrial 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 6 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 177 miles [284.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take a little over 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 6,018 miles [9,685 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,733 miles [10,835.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,608 miles [7,415.9 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Industrial) 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 Industrial 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>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 Industrial 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 Industrial. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2701, Longitude: -80.3201       In this case, the coordinates for Industrial have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.837 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.711 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.986 degrees.