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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 Mount Liberty, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mount Liberty and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Mount Liberty:
    • 39.079267, -80.021745
    • 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 Mount Liberty
  • 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 Mount Liberty ...

We found three communities that share the name Mount Liberty.

Within West Virginia, the name Mount Liberty is unique.

Beyond West Virginia, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Indiana
      • Brown County
      • This Mount Liberty is located in Brown County and lies 327 miles [526.3 km]<1> to the west of the Mount Liberty that is located in Barbour County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brown County community of Mount Liberty.
    • Kansas
      • Reno 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 Kansas community of Mount Liberty [Reno County].
    • Ohio
      • Knox County
      • This Mount Liberty is located in Knox County and lies 163 miles [262.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Mount Liberty that is located in Barbour County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Mount Liberty.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mount Liberty ...

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.

  • Boulder
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boulder have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder
    • Boulder is located in Barbour County
  • Century Junction
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Century Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Century Junction
    • Century Junction is located in Barbour County
  • Elk City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk City
    • Elk City is located in Barbour County
  • Five Forks
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
    • Five Forks is located in Upshur County
  • Flora ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flora have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora
    • Flora is located in Barbour County
  • Independence
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Independence have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
    • Independence is located in Barbour County
  • Jones
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jones have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
    • Jones is located in Barbour County
  • Longview
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
    • Longview is located in Barbour County
  • Meadowville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowville
    • Meadowville is located in Barbour County
  • Murphy
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murphy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
    • Murphy is located in Barbour County
  • Stringtown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stringtown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
    • Stringtown is located in Barbour County
  • Swamp Run
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swamp Run have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swamp Run
    • Swamp Run is located in Upshur County
  • Union
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
    • Union is located in Barbour County
  • Valley Bend
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)

How Far From Mount Liberty to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Mount Liberty to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mount Liberty and extending to:

  • Philippi, which is the Seat of Barbour County, lies just to the North.
  • Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 100 miles [160.9 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Mount Liberty 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 160 miles [257.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,014 miles [9,678.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,727 miles [10,826.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,603 miles [7,407.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mount Liberty. 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>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 from Point A (ie- Mount Liberty) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mount Liberty. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0793, Longitude: -80.0217       In this case, the coordinates for Mount Liberty have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 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 Mount Liberty 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>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.
<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 Mount Liberty 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 309.664 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.484 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.922 degrees.









 

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