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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 Inez, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Inez 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 Inez:
    • 38.357309, -82.238756
    • 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 Inez
  • 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 Cabell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cabell County
    • Since Inez is near Lincoln County and also Wayne County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne 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 Inez

Communities Also Named Inez ...

We found ten communities that are also named Inez.

Within West Virginia, the name Inez is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kansas
      • Sherman County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Inez [Sherman County].
    • Kentucky
      • Martin County
      • This Inez is located in Martin County and lies 37 miles [59.5 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Inez that is located in Cabell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Martin County community of Inez.
    • Minnesota
      • Beltrami County
      • This Inez is located in Beltrami County and lies 902 miles [1,451.6 km]<2> to the northwest of the Inez that is located in Cabell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beltrami County community of Inez.
    • Nebraska
      • Holt County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nebraska community of Inez [Holt County].
    • New Mexico
      • Roosevelt County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of Inez [Roosevelt County].
    • North Carolina
      • Warren County
      • This Inez is located in Warren County and lies 269 miles [432.9 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Inez that is located in Cabell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Inez.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Potter County
      • This Inez is located in Potter County and lies 321 miles [516.6 km]<2> to the northeast of the Inez that is located in Cabell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Potter County community of Inez.
    • Texas
      • Victoria County
      • This Inez is located in Victoria County and lies 1,058 miles [1,702.7 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Inez that is located in Cabell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Victoria County community of Inez.
    • Virginia
      • Louisa County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Inez [Louisa County].
    • Wyoming
      • Converse County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wyoming community of Inez [Converse County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Inez ...

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.

  • Blue Sulphur
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Blue Sulphur is located in Cabell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Sulphur
  • Fudges Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Fudges Creek is located in Cabell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fudges Creek
  • Indian Meadows
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Indian Meadows is located in Cabell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Meadows
  • Martha
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Martha is located in Cabell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martha
  • Pea Ridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Pea Ridge is located in Cabell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
  • Portersville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Portersville is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portersville
  • Prairietown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Prairietown is located in Cabell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairietown
  • Rolling Hills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Rolling Hills is located in Cabell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
  • Salt Rock
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Sarah
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Sarah is located in Cabell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarah
  • Timberlake
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Timberlake is located in Cabell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake

How Far From Inez to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Inez to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Huntington, which is the Seat of Cabell County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Inez to Huntington, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 33 miles [53.1 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 283 miles [455.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,138 miles [9,878.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,853 miles [11,028.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,729 miles [7,610.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Inez 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.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Inez) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Inez, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Inez 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 Inez. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3573, Longitude: -82.2388       In this case, the coordinates for Inez have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.03 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.936 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.124 degrees.