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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 Ingram Branch, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ingram Branch 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 Ingram Branch:
- 38.017888, -81.238996
- 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 Ingram Branch
- 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette County
- Since Ingram Branch is near Kanawha County and also Raleigh County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kanawha County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Raleigh 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 Ingram Branch
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ingram Branch ...
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.
- Bowlin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bowlin is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlin
- Cotton Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cotton Hill is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Hill
- Deep Water
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Deep Water is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Water
- Elkridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elkridge is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkridge
- Falls View
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Falls View is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls View
- Glen Jean
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Greencastle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Greencastle is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle
- Greenstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Greenstown is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenstown
- Harvey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Harvey is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
- Hilltop
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hilltop is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Lick Fork
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lick Fork is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Fork
- Lively
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lively is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lively
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Long Branch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Long Branch is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
- Packs Branch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Packs Branch is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packs Branch
- Page
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Redstar
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Redstar is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redstar
- Rocklick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rocklick is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocklick
- Rosedale
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rosedale is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Roseville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Roseville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Scarbro
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sun
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sun is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun
How Far From Ingram Branch 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 Ingram Branch to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Ingram Branch and extending to:
- Fayetteville, which is the Seat of Fayette County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Ingram Branch to Charleston, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 235 miles [378.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,112 miles [9,836.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,824 miles [10,982.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,699 miles [7,562.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ingram Branch) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Ingram Branch 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 Ingram Branch. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0179, Longitude: -81.2390 In this case, the coordinates for Ingram Branch have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.43 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.20 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.802 degrees. |
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