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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 Mulvane, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mulvane 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 Mulvane:
    • 38.160942, -81.048991
    • 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 Mulvane
  • 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 Mulvane ...

We found two communities that share the name Mulvane.

Within West Virginia, the name Mulvane is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Colorado
      • Prowers County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Mulvane [Prowers County].
    • Kansas
      • Sedgwick County
      • This Mulvane is located in Sedgwick County and lies 883 miles [1,421.1 km]<2> to the west of the Mulvane that is located in Fayette County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sedgwick County community of Mulvane.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mulvane ...

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.

  • Chimney Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chimney Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Corner
    • Chimney Corner is located in Fayette County
  • Elliot ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elliot have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot
    • Elliot is located in Fayette County
  • Hawks Nest
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawks Nest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawks Nest
    • Hawks Nest is located in Fayette County
  • Hopewell
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hopewell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
    • Hopewell is located in Fayette County
  • Jenky
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jenky have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenky
    • Jenky is located in Fayette County
  • Lucas
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lucas have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
    • Lucas is located in Fayette County
  • Marvel
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marvel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvel
    • Marvel is located in Fayette County
  • Mountain Cove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Cove
    • Mountain Cove is located in Fayette County
  • Peters Junction
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peters Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Junction
    • Peters Junction is located in Nicholas County
  • Sunnyside ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunnyside have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
    • Sunnyside is located in Fayette County
  • Woods Ferry
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woods Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Ferry
    • Woods Ferry is located in Fayette County

How Far From Mulvane 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 Mulvane 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<4> community of Mulvane once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Mulvane and extending to:

  • Fayetteville, which is the Seat of Fayette County, lies just to the South Southwest.
  • Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 33 miles [53.1 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Mulvane to Charleston, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 222 miles [357.3 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,098 miles [9,813.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,809 miles [10,958 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,685 miles [7,539.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Mulvane 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.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mulvane) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mulvane. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.1609, Longitude: -81.0490       In this case, the coordinates for Mulvane have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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>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 Mulvane, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Mulvane 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 310.312 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.087 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.674 degrees.









 

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