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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 Marquess, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Marquess 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 Marquess:
- 39.298431, -79.850904
- 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 Marquess
- 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 Preston County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Preston County
- Since Marquess is near Barbour County and also Taylor County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Barbour County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Taylor 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 Marquess
Curious and Interesting Names Near Marquess ...
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
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cecil is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
- Chestnut Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Chestnut Ridge is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Ridge
- Cove Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cove Run is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Run
- Cove Run Station ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cove Run Station is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Run Station
- Dent
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Dent is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dent
- Fellowsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fellowsville is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowsville
- Hardman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hardman is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardman
- Independence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Independence is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Israel
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Israel is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Israel
- Kanetown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kanetown is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanetown
- Knottsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Knottsville is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knottsville
- Maple Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Run is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Run
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Moatsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sandy is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
- Scotch Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Scotch Hill is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotch Hill
- Valley Furnace
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Valley Furnace is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Furnace
How Far From Marquess 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 Marquess to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Marquess and extending to:
- Kingwood, which is the Seat of Preston County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Marquess to Kingwood, 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 four to five hours.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 115 miles [185.1 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 153 miles [246.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,998 miles [9,652.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,711 miles [10,800.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,587 miles [7,382.1 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Marquess) 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 Marquess 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 Marquess. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2984, Longitude: -79.8509 In this case, the coordinates for Marquess have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.551 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.39 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.771 degrees. |
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