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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.
- 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.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Liberty Hills
- 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 Wood County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wood County
- Since Liberty Hills is near Washington County and also Pleasants County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pleasants 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 Liberty Hills
Communities Also Named Liberty Hills ...
We found three communities that are also named Liberty Hills.
Within West Virginia, the name Liberty Hills is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of three communities that are located 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)
- Boreman is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boreman
- Central
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Central is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Cluster
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cluster is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cluster
- Cornerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cornerville is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerville
- Ponderosa
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Ponderosa is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponderosa
- Riverview
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Riverview is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Rolling Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Rolling Hills is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
- Sand Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sand Hill is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
- Sandhill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sandhill is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandhill
- Scenic Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Scenic Hills is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Hills
- Sunrise
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sunrise is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
- Sunset Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sunset Heights is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Heights
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Tallyho
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Tallyho is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallyho
- Valley Mills
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Valley Mills is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Mills
- Woodland Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Woodland Park is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
- Yankeeburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Yankeeburg is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankeeburg
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<2> 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<3> 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).<4>
- 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).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,654 miles [7,489.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Liberty Hills) 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 Liberty Hills 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 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). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.518 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.496 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.456 degrees. |
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