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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 Inkerman, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Inkerman 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 Inkerman:
- 39.138219, -78.768500
- 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 Inkerman
- 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 Hardy County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hardy County
- Since Inkerman is near Hampshire County and also Mineral County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hampshire County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mineral 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 Inkerman
Communities Also Named Inkerman ...
We found three communities that are also named Inkerman.
Within West Virginia, the name Inkerman is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of three communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, one is located in the United States and the other two communities are located in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New Brunswick
- This Inkerman lies 911 miles [1,466.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Inkerman that is located in Hardy County.
- Ontario
- This Inkerman lies 442 miles [711.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Inkerman that is located in Hardy County.
- Pennsylvania
- Luzerne County
- This Inkerman is located in Luzerne County and lies 215 miles [346 km]<1> to the northeast of the Inkerman that is located in Hardy County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Luzerne County community of Inkerman.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Inkerman ...
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.
- Bean Settlement
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bean Settlement is located in Hardy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bean Settlement
- Fort Run
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Furnace ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Furnace is located in Hardy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace
- Kirby
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kirby is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby
- Meadow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Meadow is located in Hardy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow
- Needmore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Needmore is located in Hardy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Pancake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pancake is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pancake
- Sector
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sector is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sector
- Shanks
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Shanks is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanks
- Tannery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tannery is located in Hardy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tannery
How Far From Inkerman 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 Inkerman to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Inkerman and extending to:
- Moorefield, which is the Seat of Hardy County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Inkerman to Moorefield, with an average speed<2> 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 163 miles [262.3 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 94 miles [151.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,960 miles [9,591.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,670 miles [10,734.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,546 miles [7,316.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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- Inkerman) 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 Inkerman 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 Inkerman. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1382, Longitude: -78.7685 In this case, the coordinates for Inkerman have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.906 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.631 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.36 degrees. |
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