Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in McAlpin, we use the following websites to find information relevant to McAlpin and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for McAlpin
- 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 McAlpin:
- 37.691781, -81.277880
- 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 McAlpin
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Raleigh County
- Since McAlpin is near Wyoming County and also Mercer County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Wyoming County
- eBird sighting report for Mercer 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 McAlpin ...
We found two communities that share the name McAlpin.
There is one other community in West Virginia which is also named McAlpin.
Beyond West Virginia, there is another community also named McAlpin in the United States.
- Communities Located In West Virginia ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near McAlpin ...
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.
- Affinity
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Big Stick
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Cedar
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Coal City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Crab Orchard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crab Orchard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab Orchard
- Crab Orchard is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crab Orchard <3>
- Glen View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Glen White
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen White
- Glen White is located in Raleigh County
- Glen White Junction ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen White Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen White Junction
- Glen White Junction is located in Raleigh County
- Helen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helen
- Helen is located in Raleigh County
- Hoohoo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Jenny Gap ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Lego
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Continue List (8 more) ...
- Lester
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Lillybrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lillybrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillybrook
- Lillybrook is located in Raleigh County
- Maple Meadow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Meadow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Meadow
- Maple Meadow is located in Raleigh County
- Mead
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Princewick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princewick
- Princewick is located in Raleigh County
- Slab Fork
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab Fork
- Slab Fork is located in Raleigh County
- Winding Gulf
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winding Gulf have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winding Gulf
- Winding Gulf is located in Raleigh County
- Woodpeck
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lester
How Far From McAlpin 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 McAlpin to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in McAlpin and extending to:
- Beckley, which is the Seat of Raleigh County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 49 miles [78.9 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from McAlpin to Charleston, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 244 miles [392.7 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,128 miles [9,862.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,839 miles [11,006.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,714 miles [7,586.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for McAlpin. 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 '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- McAlpin) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in McAlpin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6918, Longitude: -81.2779 In this case, the coordinates for McAlpin have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 McAlpin to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.459 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.185 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.923 degrees. |