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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 Loftis, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Loftis 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 Loftis:
- 39.251764, -79.939799
- 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 Loftis
- 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 Barbour County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Barbour County
- Since Loftis is near Taylor County and also Preston County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Taylor County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Preston 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 Loftis
Communities Also Named Loftis ...
We found one communities that are also named Loftis.
Within West Virginia, the name Loftis is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, there is another community also named Loftis in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Virginia
- Halifax County
- This Loftis is located in Halifax County and lies 170 miles [273.6 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Loftis that is located in Barbour County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Halifax County community of Loftis.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Loftis ...
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.
- Cecil
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cecil is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
- Cove Run
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cove Run is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Run
- Cove Run Station ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cove Run Station is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Run Station
- Dent
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dent is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dent
- Fox Hall ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fox Hall is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hall
- Knottsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Knottsville is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knottsville
- Moatsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Creek ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Creek is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Creek
- Sandy ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sandy is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
- Stone House ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stone House is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone House
- Valley Furnace
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Furnace is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Furnace
How Far From Loftis 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 Loftis to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Loftis once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Loftis and extending to:
- Philippi, which is the Seat of Barbour County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 110 miles [177 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Loftis to Charleston, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 157 miles [252.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,003 miles [9,660.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,717 miles [10,810 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,592 miles [7,390.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Loftis) 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> | 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 Loftis, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Loftis 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 Loftis. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2518, Longitude: -79.9398 In this case, the coordinates for Loftis have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.607 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.446 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.826 degrees. |
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