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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 Liberty Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Liberty Hills 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 Liberty Hills:
    • 39.332575, -81.437065
    • 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 Liberty Hills
  • 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 Liberty Hills ...

We found three communities that share the name Liberty Hills.

Within West Virginia, the name Liberty Hills is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Indiana
      • Allen County
      • This Liberty Hills is located in Allen County and lies 233 miles [375 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Liberty Hills that is located in Wood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allen County community of Liberty Hills.
    • South Carolina
      • Charleston County
      • This Liberty Hills is located in Charleston County and lies 452 miles [727.4 km]<1> to the south of the Liberty Hills that is located in Wood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charleston County community of Liberty Hills.
    • Tennessee
      • Williamson County
      • This Liberty Hills is located in Williamson County and lies 377 miles [606.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Liberty Hills that is located in Wood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamson County community of Liberty Hills.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Liberty Hills ...

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.

  • Boreman
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boreman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boreman
    • Boreman is located in Wood County
  • Central
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
    • Central is located in Wood County
  • Cluster
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cluster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cluster
    • Cluster is located in Pleasants County
  • Cornerville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerville
    • Cornerville is located in Washington County (OH)
  • Ponderosa
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ponderosa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponderosa
    • Ponderosa is located in Wood County
  • Riverview
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
    • Riverview is located in Washington County (OH)
  • Rolling Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
    • Rolling Hills is located in Wood County
  • Sand Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
    • Sand Hill is located in Wood County
  • Sandhill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandhill
    • Sandhill is located in Washington County (OH)
  • Scenic Hills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scenic Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Hills
    • Scenic Hills is located in Wood County
  • Sunrise
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunrise have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
    • Sunrise is located in Wood County
  • Sunset Heights
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Heights
    • Sunset Heights is located in Wood County
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Tallyho
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tallyho have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallyho
      • Tallyho is located in Wood County
    • Valley Mills
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Mills
      • Valley Mills is located in Wood County
    • Woodland Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
      • Woodland Park is located in Wood County
    • Yankeeburg
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankeeburg
      • Yankeeburg is located in Washington County (OH)

How Far From Liberty Hills 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 Liberty Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Parkersburg, which is the Seat of Wood County, lies just to the Southwest.
  • Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 68 miles [109.4 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Liberty Hills to Charleston, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 237 miles [381.4 km] to the east (E). 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 6,061 miles [9,754.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,778 miles [10,908.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,654 miles [7,489.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Liberty Hills. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Wood County: www.woodcountywv.com/

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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Liberty Hills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Liberty Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3326, Longitude: -81.4371       In this case, the coordinates for Liberty Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.
<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 Liberty Hills to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.518 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.496 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.456 degrees.









 

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