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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 Matville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Matville 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 Matville:
- 37.828723, -81.328716
- 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 Matville
- 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 Raleigh County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Raleigh County
- Since Matville is near Fayette County and also Wyoming County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wyoming 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 Matville
Communities Also Named Matville ...
We found one communities that are also named Matville.
Within West Virginia, the name Matville is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, there is another community also named Matville in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ohio
- Pickaway County
- This Matville is located in Pickaway County and lies 164 miles [263.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Matville that is located in Raleigh County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pickaway County community of Matville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Matville ...
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.
- Bolt
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bolt is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolt
- Clear Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Clear Creek is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek
- Cranberry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cranberry is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry
- Dry Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Dry Creek is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Creek
- Dry Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Dry Hill is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Hill
- Friendly View
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Friendly View is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly View
- Glen Daniel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Glen View
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Glen View is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen View
- Glen White
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Glen White is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen White
- Glen White Junction ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Glen White Junction is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen White Junction
- Harper
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Harper Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Harper Heights is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper Heights
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hoohoo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hoohoo is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoohoo
- Jenny Gap ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jenny Gap is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenny Gap
- Lester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lester is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
- Long Branch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Long Branch is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
- Maple Fork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Fork is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Fork
- Maple Meadow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Maple Meadow is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Meadow
- Packs Branch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Packs Branch is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packs Branch
- Posey
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Posey is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posey
- Prosperity
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Prosperity is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
- Redbird
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Redbird is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbird
- Rock Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rock Creek is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Roseville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Roseville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Surveyor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Surveyor is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surveyor
- Trap Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Trap Hill is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trap Hill
How Far From Matville 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 Matville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Matville and extending to:
- Beckley, which is the Seat of Raleigh County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 39 miles [62.8 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Matville to Charleston, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 243 miles [391.1 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,124 miles [9,855.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,835 miles [10,999.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,711 miles [7,581.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Matville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Matville 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 Matville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8287, Longitude: -81.3287 In this case, the coordinates for Matville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.487 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.238 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.901 degrees. |
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