Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Inwood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Inwood and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Inwood
- 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 Inwood:
- 39.357729, -78.039634
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Inwood
- 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 Berkeley County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Berkeley County
- Since Inwood is near Frederick County and also Jefferson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Frederick County
- eBird sighting report for Jefferson 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Inwood ...
We found sixteen communities that share the name Inwood.
Within West Virginia, the name Inwood is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of another sixteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these sixteen communities, fourteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Florida
- Jackson County
- This Inwood is located in Jackson County and lies 714 miles [1,149.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Inwood that is located in Berkeley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Inwood.
- Polk County
- This Inwood is located in Polk County and lies 810 miles [1,303.6 km] to the south southwest of the Inwood that is located in Berkeley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Inwood.
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Manitoba
- This Inwood lies 1,217 miles [1,958.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Inwood that is located in Berkeley County.
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Mississippi
- New York
- Nassau County
- This Inwood is located in Nassau County and lies 243 miles [391.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Inwood that is located in Berkeley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nassau County community of Inwood.
- New York County
- This Inwood is located in New York County and lies 240 miles [386.2 km] to the east northeast of the Inwood that is located in Berkeley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New York County community of Inwood.
- Queens 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 New York community of Inwood [Queens County].
- Ontario
- This Inwood lies 314 miles [505.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Inwood that is located in Berkeley County.
- Pennsylvania
- Texas
- Vermont
Curious and Interesting Names Near Inwood ...
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.
- Cedar Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Cedar Hill is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Egypt
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Goose Nest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goose Nest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Nest
- Goose Nest is located in Berkeley County
- Gordondale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gordondale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordondale
- Gordondale is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Grubbs Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grubbs Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubbs Corner
- Grubbs Corner is located in Berkeley County
- Leetown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Pikeside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Rest
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Tablers Station
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tablers Station have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tablers Station
- Tablers Station is located in Berkeley County
- Union Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Corner
- Union Corner is located in Berkeley County
How Far From Inwood 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 Inwood to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Inwood and extending to:
- Martinsburg, which is the Seat of Berkeley County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 205 miles [329.9 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Inwood to Charleston, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 62 miles [99.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,920 miles [9,527.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,629 miles [10,668.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,505 miles [7,250.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Inwood. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Berkeley County: www.berkeleycountycomm.org/
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Inwood) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Inwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3577, Longitude: -78.0396 |
| <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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Inwood 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> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Inwood to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.457 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.155 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.965 degrees. |