Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Mahan, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mahan and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Mahan
- 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 Mahan:
- 38.022886, -81.355109
- 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 Mahan
- 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 Fayette County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Fayette County
- Since Mahan is near Kanawha County and also Raleigh County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Kanawha County
- eBird sighting report for Raleigh 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 Mahan ...
We found six communities that share the name Mahan.
Within West Virginia, the name Mahan is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Delaware
- Georgia
- Louisiana
- Missouri
- Oregon
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mahan ...
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.
- Acme
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Acme is located in Kanawha County
- Carbon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Carbon is located in Kanawha County
- Dorothy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorothy
- Dorothy is located in Raleigh County
- Elkridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Greencastle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greencastle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle
- Greencastle is located in Kanawha County
- Holly
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Page
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Page have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page
- Page is located in Fayette County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Page <4>
- Red Warrior
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Warrior have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Warrior
- Red Warrior is located in Kanawha County
- Republic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - United
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Mahan 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 Mahan to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mahan and extending to:
- Fayetteville, which is the Seat of Fayette County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Mahan to Fayetteville, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 26 miles [41.8 km] to the north northwest (NNW). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 241 miles [387.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,117 miles [9,844.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,829 miles [10,990.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,704 miles [7,570.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mahan. 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> | 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 Mahan, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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- Mahan) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mahan. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0229, Longitude: -81.3551 In this case, the coordinates for Mahan have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Mahan to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.50 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.28 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.85 degrees. |