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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 Little Italy, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Little Italy 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 Little Italy:
- 38.522600, -81.033441
- 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 Little Italy
- 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 Clay County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clay County
- Since Little Italy is near Roane County and also Braxton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Roane County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Braxton 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 Little Italy
Communities Also Named Little Italy ...
We found ten communities that are also named Little Italy.
There is one other community in West Virginia that is also named Little Italy.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In West Virginia ...
- Randolph County
- This Little Italy is located in Randolph County and lies 82 miles [132 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Little Italy that is located in Clay County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Little Italy.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Jefferson County
- This Little Italy is located in Jefferson County and lies 475 miles [764.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Little Italy that is located in Clay County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Little Italy.
- Arkansas
- Perry County
- This Little Italy is located in Perry County and lies 684 miles [1,100.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Little Italy that is located in Clay County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Little Italy.
- California
- San Francisco County
- This Little Italy is located in San Francisco County and lies 2,227 miles [3,584 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Little Italy that is located in Clay County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Francisco County community of Little Italy.
- Maine
- Penobscot County
- This Little Italy is located in Penobscot County and lies 799 miles [1,285.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Little Italy that is located in Clay County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Penobscot County community of Little Italy.
- Maryland
- Baltimore City
- This Little Italy is located in Baltimore City and lies 243 miles [391.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Little Italy that is located in Clay County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore City community of Little Italy.
- Mississippi
- Scott County
- This Little Italy is located in Scott County and lies 632 miles [1,017.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Little Italy that is located in Clay County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Little Italy.
- New York
- New York County
- This Little Italy is located in New York County and lies 403 miles [648.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Little Italy that is located in Clay County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New York County community of Little Italy.
- Ohio
- Cuyahoga County
- This Little Italy is located in Cuyahoga County and lies 208 miles [334.7 km]<1> to the north of the Little Italy that is located in Clay County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cuyahoga County community of Little Italy.
- Pennsylvania
- Bucks County
- This Little Italy is located in Bucks County and lies 342 miles [550.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Little Italy that is located in Clay County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bucks County community of Little Italy.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Little Italy ...
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.
- Clay
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Clay Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Clay Junction is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Junction
- Dink
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dink is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dink
- Frame Knob ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Frame Knob is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frame Knob
- Groves
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Groves is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groves
- Ira
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ira is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
- Ivydale
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Ivydale is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivydale
- Jamestown ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jamestown is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Kidtown
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Kidtown is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidtown
- Sand Fork
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sand Fork is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Fork
- Spread
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Spread is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spread
- Two Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Two Run is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Run
- Whetstone
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Whetstone is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whetstone
How Far From Little Italy 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 Little Italy to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Little Italy and extending to:
- Clay, which is the Seat of Clay County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 34 miles [54.7 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Little Italy to Charleston, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 216 miles [347.6 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 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,081 miles [9,786.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,794 miles [10,933.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,670 miles [7,515.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Little Italy) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Little Italy 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 Little Italy. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5226, Longitude: -81.0334 In this case, the coordinates for Little Italy have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.294 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.12 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.549 degrees. |
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