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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 Malcolm Springs Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Malcolm Springs Heights and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
    • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
    • The National Weather Service forecast for Malcolm Springs Heights
  • 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 Malcolm Springs Heights:
    • 38.437865, -82.179032
    • 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 Malcolm Springs Heights
  • 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 Cabell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cabell County
    • Since Malcolm Springs Heights is near Lawrence County and also Putnam County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence 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 Malcolm Springs Heights

Curious and Interesting Names Near Malcolm Springs Heights ...

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.

  • Blue Sulphur
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Blue Sulphur is located in Cabell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Sulphur
  • Fair Place
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Fair Place is located in Lawrence County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Place
  • Fudges Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Fudges Creek is located in Cabell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fudges Creek
  • Hurricane
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Indian Meadows
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Indian Meadows is located in Cabell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Meadows
  • Inez
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Inez is located in Cabell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inez
  • Lock
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Lock is located in Lawrence County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock
  • Martha
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Martha is located in Cabell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martha
  • Pea Ridge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Pea Ridge is located in Cabell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
  • Portersville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Portersville is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portersville
  • Prairietown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Prairietown is located in Cabell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairietown
  • Riverview
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Riverview is located in Lawrence County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Rolling Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Rolling Hills is located in Cabell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
    • Salt Rock
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Sarah
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Sarah is located in Cabell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarah
    • Timberlake
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Timberlake is located in Cabell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake

How Far From Malcolm Springs Heights 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 Malcolm Springs Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Malcolm Springs Heights and extending to:

  • Huntington, which is the Seat of Cabell County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Malcolm Springs Heights to Huntington, with an average speed<3> 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 30 miles [48.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 279 miles [449 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,132 miles [9,868.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,847 miles [11,019.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,723 miles [7,600.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Malcolm Springs Heights) 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 Malcolm Springs Heights 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 Malcolm Springs Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4379, Longitude: -82.1790       In this case, the coordinates for Malcolm Springs Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.993 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.905 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.072 degrees.