Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Minnehaha Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Minnehaha Springs and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Minnehaha Springs
- 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 Minnehaha Springs:
- 38.163178, -79.980893
- 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 Minnehaha Springs
- 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 Pocahontas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Pocahontas County
- Since Minnehaha Springs is near Bath County and also Greenbrier County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Bath County
- eBird sighting report for Greenbrier 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Minnehaha Springs ...
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.
- Buckeye
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Buckeye is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buckeye <1>
- Burr
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Frost
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Huntersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
- Huntersville is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntersville <1>
- Knapp
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Mooretown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Mountain Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mountain Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Grove
- Mountain Grove is located in Bath County (VA)
- Sunrise
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Sunset ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Thorny Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorny Creek
- Thorny Creek is located in Pocahontas County
- Trainer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Violet
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
How Far From Minnehaha Springs 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 Minnehaha Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Minnehaha Springs and extending to:
- Marlinton, which is the Seat of Pocahontas County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 90 miles [144.8 km]<4> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Minnehaha Springs 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 most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 166 miles [267.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,053 miles [9,741.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,762 miles [10,882.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,638 miles [7,464.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Minnehaha Springs. 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Minnehaha Springs) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Minnehaha Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.1632, Longitude: -79.9809 In this case, the coordinates for Minnehaha Springs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Minnehaha Springs to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.671 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.356 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.22 degrees. |