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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 Kimberly, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kimberly 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 Kimberly:
    • 39.693691, -80.289519
    • 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 Kimberly
  • 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 Monongalia County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Monongalia County
    • Since Kimberly is near Greene County and also Marion County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Marion 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 Kimberly

Communities Also Named Kimberly ...

We found fourteen communities that are also named Kimberly.

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

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

  • Communities Located In West Virginia ...
    • Fayette County
      • This Kimberly is located in Fayette County and lies 120 miles [193.1 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Kimberly that is located in Monongalia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Kimberly.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Jefferson County
      • This Kimberly is located in Jefferson County and lies 544 miles [875.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Kimberly that is located in Monongalia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Kimberly.
    • California
      • Shasta County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Shasta County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shasta County community of Kimberly.
    • Georgia
      • Fulton County
      • This Kimberly is located in Fulton County and lies 482 miles [775.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Kimberly that is located in Monongalia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Kimberly.
    • Idaho
      • Twin Falls County
      • This Kimberly is located in Twin Falls County and lies 1,771 miles [2,850.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Kimberly that is located in Monongalia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Twin Falls County community of Kimberly.
    • Minnesota
      • Aitkin County
      • This Kimberly is located in Aitkin County and lies 814 miles [1,310 km]<1> to the northwest of the Kimberly that is located in Monongalia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aitkin County community of Kimberly.
    • Mississippi
      • Warren County
      • This Kimberly is located in Warren County and lies 789 miles [1,269.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Kimberly that is located in Monongalia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Kimberly.
    • Missouri
      • Randolph County
      • This Kimberly is located in Randolph County and lies 649 miles [1,044.5 km]<1> to the west of the Kimberly that is located in Monongalia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Kimberly.
    • Nevada
      • White Pine County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Kimberly [White Pine County].
    • Ohio
      • Athens County
      • This Kimberly is located in Athens County and lies 104 miles [167.4 km]<1> to the west of the Kimberly that is located in Monongalia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Athens County community of Kimberly.
    • Oregon
      • Grant County
      • This Kimberly is located in Grant County and lies 2,022 miles [3,254.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Kimberly that is located in Monongalia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Kimberly.
    • South Carolina
      • Chesterfield County
      • This Kimberly is located in Chesterfield County and lies 347 miles [558.4 km]<1> to the south of the Kimberly that is located in Monongalia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chesterfield County community of Kimberly.
    • Utah
      • Piute County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Utah community of Kimberly [Piute County].
    • Wisconsin
      • Outagamie County
      • This Kimberly is located in Outagamie County and lies 519 miles [835.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Kimberly that is located in Monongalia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Outagamie County community of Kimberly.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kimberly ...

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.

  • Brave
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Brave is located in Greene County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brave
  • Crossroads
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Crossroads is located in Monongalia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
  • Hero
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hero is located in Greene County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hero
  • Hunting Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Hunting Hills is located in Monongalia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Hills
  • Jollytown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jollytown is located in Greene County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jollytown
  • Maple
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Maple is located in Monongalia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
  • Miracle Run
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Miracle Run is located in Monongalia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miracle Run
  • Pine Bank
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Pine Bank is located in Greene County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Bank
  • Ragtown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Ragtown is located in Monongalia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragtown
  • Shamrock
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Shamrock is located in Greene County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock

How Far From Kimberly to ...

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

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

  • Morgantown, which is the Seat of Monongalia County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Kimberly to Morgantown, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
  • Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 117 miles [188.3 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 182 miles [292.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,998 miles [9,652.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,714 miles [10,805.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,590 miles [7,386.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Kimberly) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Kimberly, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Kimberly 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 Kimberly. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6937, Longitude: -80.2895       In this case, the coordinates for Kimberly have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.802 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.734 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.824 degrees.