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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 Oilville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oilville 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 Oilville:
- 37.727883, -82.037070
- 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 Oilville
- 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 Logan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Logan County
- Since Oilville is near Mingo County and also Pike County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mingo County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pike 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 Oilville
Communities Also Named Oilville ...
We found one communities that are also named Oilville.
Within West Virginia, the name Oilville is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, there is another community also named Oilville in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Virginia
- Goochland County
- This Oilville is located in Goochland County and lies 232 miles [373.4 km]<1> to the east of the Oilville that is located in Logan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Goochland County community of Oilville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Oilville ...
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.
- Crystal Block
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Crystal Block is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Block
- Diamond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Diamond is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
- Dog Patch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Dog Patch is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Patch
- Don
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Don is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Don
- Frogtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Frogtown is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
- Monitor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Monitor is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monitor
- Pie
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pie is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pie
- Pine Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Creek is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Creek
- Puritan Mines
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Puritan Mines is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puritan Mines
- Ragland
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ragland is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragland
- Red Jacket
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Red Jacket is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Jacket
- Sarah Ann
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Scarlet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Scarlet is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarlet
- Shamrock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Shamrock is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
- Sulphur Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Superior Bottom
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Superior Bottom is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior Bottom
- Trace Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Trace Junction is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trace Junction
- Walnut Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Walnut Hill is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
How Far From Oilville 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 Oilville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Oilville and extending to:
- Logan, which is the Seat of Logan County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 48 miles [77.2 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Oilville to Charleston, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 282 miles [453.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,158 miles [9,910.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,871 miles [11,057.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,746 miles [7,637.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Oilville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Oilville 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 Oilville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.7279, Longitude: -82.0371 In this case, the coordinates for Oilville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.916 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.712 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.233 degrees. |
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