Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Low Gap, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Low Gap and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Low Gap
- 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 Low Gap:
- 39.211190, -81.132890
- 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 Low Gap
- 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 Ritchie County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Ritchie County
- Since Low Gap is near Washington County and also Pleasants County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Washington County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Low Gap ...
We found fourteen communities that share the name Low Gap.
There are two communities within West Virginia that are also named Low Gap.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In West Virginia ...
- Boone County
- Monongalia County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- California
- Kentucky
- Johnson County
- Although located in Johnson County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Low Gap.
- Wayne County
- This Low Gap is located in Wayne County and lies 273 miles [439.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Low Gap that is located in Ritchie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Low Gap.
- Missouri
- North Carolina
- Surry County
- This Low Gap is located in Surry County and lies 185 miles [297.7 km]<1> to the south of the Low Gap that is located in Ritchie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Surry County community of Low Gap.
- Yancey County
- This Low Gap is located in Yancey County and lies 239 miles [384.6 km] to the south southwest of the Low Gap that is located in Ritchie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yancey County community of Low Gap.
- Ohio
- Coshocton County
- This Low Gap is located in Coshocton County and lies 76 miles [122.3 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Low Gap that is located in Ritchie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coshocton County community of Low Gap.
- Vinton County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Low Gap [Vinton County].
- Virginia
- Washington
Curious and Interesting Names Near Low Gap ...
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.
- Cairo
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Cairo is located in Ritchie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cairo <3>
- Cornwallis
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cornwallis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwallis
- Cornwallis is located in Ritchie County
- League
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for League
- League is located in Ritchie County
- Lone Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lone Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Valley
- Lone Valley is located in Ritchie County
- Nutter Farm
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nutter Farm have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutter Farm
- Nutter Farm is located in Ritchie County
- Pew Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Pike
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Six Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Star Settlement ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Star Settlement have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Settlement
- Star Settlement is located in Ritchie County
How Far From Low Gap to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Low Gap to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Low Gap and extending to:
- Harrisville, which is the Seat of Ritchie County, lies just to the East.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 65 miles [104.6 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Low Gap to Charleston, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three 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 220 miles [354.1 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 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,054 miles [9,743 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,770 miles [10,895.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,646 miles [7,477 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Low Gap. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Low Gap) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Low Gap. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2112, Longitude: -81.1329 In this case, the coordinates for Low Gap have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Low Gap 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Low Gap to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.335 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.269 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.362 degrees. |