Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Minden, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Minden and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Minden
- 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 Minden:
- 37.975945, -81.119546
- 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 Minden
- 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 Fayette County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Fayette County
- Since Minden is near Raleigh County and also Kanawha County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Raleigh County
- eBird sighting report for Kanawha 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 Minden ...
We found ten communities that share the name Minden.
Within West Virginia, the name Minden is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these ten communities, nine are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Iowa
- Louisiana
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New York
- Ontario
- This Minden lies 495 miles [796.6 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Minden that is located in Fayette County.
- South Carolina
- Texas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Minden ...
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.
- Bowlin
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Glen Jean
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Jean have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Jean
- Glen Jean is located in Fayette County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glen Jean <5>
- Greenstown
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenstown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenstown
- Greenstown is located in Fayette County
- Harvey
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
- Harvey is located in Fayette County
- Hilltop
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Lick Fork
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Meadow Fork
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Fork
- Meadow Fork is located in Fayette County
- Prudence
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Red Ash ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Continue List (6 more) ...
- Redstar
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Rocklick
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Rosedale
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Rush Run ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Scarbro
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scarbro have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarbro
- Scarbro is located in Fayette County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scarbro <5>
- Sun
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Redstar
How Far From Minden 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 Minden to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Minden and extending to:
- Fayetteville, which is the Seat of Fayette County, lies just to the North.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 37 miles [59.5 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Minden to Charleston, with an average speed<7> 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 229 miles [368.5 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 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,109 miles [9,831.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,820 miles [10,975.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,696 miles [7,557.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Minden. 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> | 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 Minden, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Minden) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Minden. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.9759, Longitude: -81.1195 In this case, the coordinates for Minden have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Minden 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> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | 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 Minden to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.359 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.112 degrees. |
| <11> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.764 degrees. |