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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 Mineral City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mineral City 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 Mineral City:
- 37.733719, -81.823728
- 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 Mineral City
- 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 Logan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Logan County
- Since Mineral City is near Mingo County and also Wyoming County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mingo 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 Mineral City
Communities Also Named Mineral City ...
We found seven communities that are also named Mineral City.
Within West Virginia, the name Mineral City is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Idaho
- Mineral City #
- This community is historichttp://www.waymarking.com/wm/search.aspx?f=1&lat=37.733719&lon=-81.823728&t=6 and we have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for Mineral City.
- Illinois
- Hardin County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Mineral City [Hardin County].
- Indiana
- Greene County
- This Mineral City is located in Greene County and lies 287 miles [461.9 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Mineral City that is located in Logan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Mineral City.
- Missouri
- Saint Francois County
- This Mineral City is located in Saint Francois County and lies 475 miles [764.4 km]<2> to the west of the Mineral City that is located in Logan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Francois County community of Mineral City.
- New Mexico
- San Miguel County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in San Miguel County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Miguel County community of Mineral City.
- Ohio
- Tuscarawas County
- This Mineral City is located in Tuscarawas County and lies 199 miles [320.3 km]<2> to the north of the Mineral City that is located in Logan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscarawas County community of Mineral City.
- Oklahoma
- Beaver 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 Oklahoma community of Mineral City [Beaver County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mineral City ...
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.
- Christian
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Christian is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian
- Claypool
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Claypool is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool
- Crown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Crown is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown
- Emmett
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Emmett is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmett
- Greenville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Greenville is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Huff Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Huff Junction is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff Junction
- Landville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Landville is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landville
- Mallory
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mallory is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallory
- Man
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
How Far From Mineral City 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 Mineral City to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mineral City and extending to:
- Logan, which is the Seat of Logan County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Mineral City to Logan, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 43 miles [69.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 271 miles [436.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,149 miles [9,895.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,861 miles [11,041.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,737 miles [7,623.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
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 Mineral City, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mineral City) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Mineral City 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 Mineral City 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 Mineral City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.7337, Longitude: -81.8237 In this case, the coordinates for Mineral City have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.787 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.566 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.141 degrees. |
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