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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 Oil Spring, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oil Spring 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 Oil Spring:
- 39.222299, -81.288449
- 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 Oil Spring
- 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 Ritchie County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ritchie County
- Since Oil Spring is near Wood County and also Pleasants County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wood County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pleasants 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 Oil Spring
Communities Also Named Oil Spring ...
We found one communities that are also named Oil Spring.
Within West Virginia, the name Oil Spring is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, there is another community also named Oil Spring in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ohio
- Morgan County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Morgan County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Oil Spring.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Oil Spring ...
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.
- Cairo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cluster
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cluster is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cluster
- Cornwallis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cornwallis is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwallis
- Deerwalk
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Deerwalk is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwalk
- Freeport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Freeport is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Greencastle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Greencastle is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle
- Horseneck
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Horseneck is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseneck
- Lone Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lone Valley is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Valley
- Low Gap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Low Gap is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
- Murphytown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Murphytown is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphytown
- Nutter Farm
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Nutter Farm is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutter Farm
- Petroleum
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Petroleum is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Pew Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pew Hill is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pew Hill
- Racy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Racy is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racy
- Sandhill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sandhill is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandhill
- Schultz
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Schultz is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schultz
- Six Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Six Hill is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Hill
How Far From Oil Spring 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 Oil Spring to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Oil Spring and extending to:
- Harrisville, which is the Seat of Ritchie County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Oil Spring to Harrisville, with an average speed<4> 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 63 miles [101.4 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 229 miles [368.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,060 miles [9,752.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,777 miles [10,906.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,652 miles [7,486.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 Oil Spring, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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- Oil Spring) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Oil Spring 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 Oil Spring. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2223, Longitude: -81.2884 In this case, the coordinates for Oil Spring have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.43 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.379 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.427 degrees. |
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