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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 Mendota, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mendota 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 Mendota:
- 39.615632, -80.912325
- 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 Mendota
- 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 Wetzel County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wetzel County
- Since Mendota is near Monroe County and also Tyler County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tyler 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 Mendota
Communities Also Named Mendota ...
We found thirteen communities that are also named Mendota.
Within West Virginia, the name Mendota is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of thirteen communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Fresno County
- This Mendota is located in Fresno County and lies 2,134 miles [3,434.3 km]<1> to the west of the Mendota that is located in Wetzel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fresno County community of Mendota.
- Illinois
- La Salle County
- This Mendota is located in La Salle County and lies 449 miles [722.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Mendota that is located in Wetzel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the La Salle County community of Mendota.
- Iowa
- Appanoose County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Mendota [Appanoose County].
- Kansas
- Decatur County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Mendota [Decatur County].
- Ellis County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Mendota [Ellis County].
- Neosho County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Mendota [Neosho County].
- Smith County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Mendota [Smith County].
- Trego County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Mendota [Trego County].
- Minnesota
- Dakota County
- This Mendota is located in Dakota County and lies 723 miles [1,163.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Mendota that is located in Wetzel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dakota County community of Mendota.
- Missouri
- Putnam County
- This Mendota is located in Putnam County and lies 635 miles [1,021.9 km]<1> to the west of the Mendota that is located in Wetzel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Mendota.
- Texas
- Hemphill County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Mendota [Hemphill County].
- Virginia
- Washington County
- This Mendota is located in Washington County and lies 214 miles [344.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Mendota that is located in Wetzel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Mendota.
- Wisconsin
- Dane County
- This Mendota is located in Dane County and lies 501 miles [806.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Mendota that is located in Wetzel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dane County community of Mendota.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mendota ...
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.
- Alexis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Alexis is located in Monroe County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexis
- Childs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Childs is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs
- Dairy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dairy is located in Monroe County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dairy
- Fly
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fly is located in Monroe County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly
- Fly Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fly Ferry is located in Monroe County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly Ferry
- Foxtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Foxtown is located in Monroe County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxtown
- Green Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Green Hill is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Hannibal
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hannibal is located in Monroe County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannibal
- Lonetree
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lonetree is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonetree
- Minnie
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Minnie is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnie
- Porters Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Porters Falls is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters Falls
- Rockport ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rockport is located in Monroe County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Sistersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Stringtown ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stringtown is located in Monroe County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Trail Run ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Trail Run is located in Monroe County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trail Run
- Veto
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Veto is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veto
How Far From Mendota 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 Mendota to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Mendota once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Mendota and extending to:
- New Martinsville, which is the Seat of Wetzel County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 95 miles [152.9 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Mendota to Charleston, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 213 miles [342.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,027 miles [9,699.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,744 miles [10,853.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,620 miles [7,435.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Mendota) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Mendota, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Mendota 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Mendota 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 Mendota. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6156, Longitude: -80.9123 In this case, the coordinates for Mendota have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.186 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.16 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.127 degrees. |
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