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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 Medina, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Medina 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 Medina:
- 38.998836, -81.628288
- 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 Medina
- 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 Jackson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- Since Medina is near Wood County and also Wirt County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wood County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wirt 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 Medina
Communities Also Named Medina ...
We found sixteen communities that are also named Medina.
Within West Virginia, the name Medina is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of sixteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these sixteen communities, fifteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Arkansas County
- This Medina is located in Arkansas County and lies 634 miles [1,020.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Medina that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas County community of Medina.
- Kansas
- Jefferson County
- This Medina is located in Jefferson County and lies 739 miles [1,189.3 km]<1> to the west of the Medina that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Medina.
- Michigan
- Lenawee County
- This Medina is located in Lenawee County and lies 238 miles [383 km]<1> to the northwest of the Medina that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lenawee County community of Medina.
- Minnesota
- Hennepin County
- This Medina is located in Hennepin County and lies 740 miles [1,190.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Medina that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hennepin County community of Medina.
- Stevens County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Medina [Stevens County].
- New York
- Orleans County
- This Medina is located in Orleans County and lies 336 miles [540.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Medina that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orleans County community of Medina.
- North Dakota
- Stutsman County
- This Medina is located in Stutsman County and lies 1,042 miles [1,676.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Medina that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stutsman County community of Medina.
- Ohio
- Medina County
- This Medina is located in Medina County and lies 148 miles [238.2 km]<1> to the north of the Medina that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Medina County community of Medina.
- Ontario
- This Medina lies 290 miles [466.7 km]<1> to the north of the Medina that is located in Jackson County.
- Tennessee
- Gibson County
- This Medina is located in Gibson County and lies 449 miles [722.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Medina that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gibson County community of Medina.
- Texas
- Bandera County
- This Medina is located in Bandera County and lies 1,184 miles [1,905.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Medina that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bandera County community of Medina.
- Bexar County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Medina [Bexar County].
- Zapata County
- This Medina is located in Zapata County and lies 1,314 miles [2,114.7 km] to the southwest of the Medina that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Zapata County community of Medina.
- Virginia
- Washington County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Medina [Washington County].
- Washington
- King County
- This Medina is located in King County and lies 2,099 miles [3,378 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Medina that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Medina.
- Wisconsin
- Outagamie County
- This Medina is located in Outagamie County and lies 512 miles [824 km]<1> to the northwest of the Medina that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Outagamie County community of Medina.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Medina ...
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.
- Cuba
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cuba is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Drift Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Drift Run is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drift Run
- Independence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Independence is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Jerrys Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jerrys Run is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerrys Run
- Jones Crossing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jones Crossing is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossing
- LeRoy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- LeRoy is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LeRoy
- Meadowdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Murray
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Murray is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- New Era
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- New Era is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Era
- Peewee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Powers ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Powers is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers
- Ravenswood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Rockport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rockport is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
- Sandyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Skull Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Windy
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
How Far From Medina 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 Medina to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Medina and extending to:
- Ripley, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Medina to Ripley, with an average speed<4> 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 44 miles [70.8 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 246 miles [395.9 km] to the east (E). Driving 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 6,084 miles [9,791.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,800 miles [10,943.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,676 miles [7,525.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Medina) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Medina could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <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 Medina 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 Medina. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9988, Longitude: -81.6283 In this case, the coordinates for Medina have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.644 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.59 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.651 degrees. |
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