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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 Loop, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Loop 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 Loop:
    • 38.573425, -81.635683
    • 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 Loop
  • 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 Jackson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
    • Since Loop is near Kanawha County and also Putnam County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Kanawha County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Putnam 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 Loop

Communities Also Named Loop ...

We found nine communities that are also named Loop.

Within West Virginia, the name Loop is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Cherokee County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Loop [Cherokee County].
      • Mobile County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Loop [Mobile County].
    • California
      • Los Angeles County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Loop [Los Angeles County].
    • Illinois
      • Cook County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Loop [Cook County].
    • Minnesota
      • Hennepin County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Loop [Hennepin County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Blair County
      • This Loop is located in Blair County and lies 216 miles [347.6 km]<2> to the northeast of the Loop that is located in Jackson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blair County community of Loop.
      • Indiana County
      • This Loop is located in Indiana County and lies 207 miles [333.1 km] to the northeast of the Loop that is located in Jackson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Indiana County community of Loop.
    • Texas
      • Clay County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Loop [Clay County].
      • Gaines County
      • This Loop is located in Gaines County and lies 1,225 miles [1,971.4 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Loop that is located in Jackson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gaines County community of Loop.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Loop ...

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.

  • Advent
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Advent is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advent
  • Emma
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Emma is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emma
  • Goldtown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Goldtown is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldtown
  • Hicumbottom
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Hicumbottom is located in Kanawha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicumbottom
  • Island Branch
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Island Branch is located in Kanawha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Branch
  • Legg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Legg is located in Kanawha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legg
  • Liberty
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Liberty is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
  • Mount Tell
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Mount Tell is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tell
  • Romance
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Romance is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romance
  • Young
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Young is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young

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

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

  • Ripley, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Loop to Ripley, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of 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 15 miles [24.1 km] to the south (S). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take most of a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 248 miles [399.1 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 6,103 miles [9,821.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,818 miles [10,972.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,694 miles [7,554.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Loop could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<2>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- Loop) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Loop 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 Loop. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5734, Longitude: -81.6357       In this case, the coordinates for Loop have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.659 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.543 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.793 degrees.