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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 O'Neill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to O'Neill 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 O'Neill:
- 39.293192, -80.410911
- 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 O'Neill
- 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 Harrison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Harrison County
- Since O'Neill is near Doddridge County and also Marion County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Doddridge County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marion 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 O'Neill
Communities Also Named O'Neill ...
We found two communities that are also named O'Neill.
Within West Virginia, the name O'Neill is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Iowa
- Dubuque County
- This O'Neill is located in Dubuque County and lies 591 miles [951.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the O'Neill that is located in Harrison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dubuque County community of O'Neill.
- Nebraska
- Holt County
- This O'Neill is located in Holt County and lies 974 miles [1,567.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the O'Neill that is located in Harrison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Holt County community of O'Neill.
Curious and Interesting Names Near O'Neill ...
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.
- Chestnut Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Chestnut Hills is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hills
- Erie
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Erie is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
- Glen Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Glen Falls is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Falls
- Gore
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Industrial
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Industrial is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industrial
- Katy Lick
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lake Floyd
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lake Floyd is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Floyd
- Liberty
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Liberty is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Marshville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Marshville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshville
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Nutter Fort
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Nutter Fort is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutter Fort
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,501 people
- Olive
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Olive is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
- Rosebud
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Summit Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Summit Park is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Park
- Sun Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sun Valley is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
- Wolf Summit
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Wolf Summit is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Summit
How Far From O'Neill 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 O'Neill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in O'Neill and extending to:
- Clarksburg, which is the Seat of Harrison County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 92 miles [148.1 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from O'Neill to Charleston, with an average speed<2>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 182 miles [292.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,021 miles [9,689.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,736 miles [10,840.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,611 miles [7,420.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- O'Neill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 O'Neill 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 O'Neill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2932, Longitude: -80.4109 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.892 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.776 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.017 degrees. |
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