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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 Packs Branch, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Packs Branch 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 Packs Branch:
- 37.905390, -81.234549
- 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 Packs Branch
- 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 Fayette County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette County
- Since Packs Branch is near Raleigh County and also Kanawha County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Raleigh County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kanawha 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 Packs Branch
Curious and Interesting Names Near Packs Branch ...
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.
- Glen Jean
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Harvey
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Harvey is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
- Hilltop
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hilltop is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Lee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lee is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
- Lively
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lively is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lively
- Long Branch
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Long Branch is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
- Maple Fork
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Maple Fork is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Fork
- Mount Hope
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Price Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Price Hill is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Hill
- Prosperity
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Prosperity is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
- Prudence
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Prudence is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prudence
- Redstar
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Redstar is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redstar
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Roseville ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Roseville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Scarbro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sun
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sun is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun
- Turkey Knob
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Turkey Knob is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Knob
How Far From Packs Branch to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Packs Branch to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Packs Branch and extending to:
- Fayetteville, which is the Seat of Fayette County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Packs Branch to Fayetteville, with an average speed<3> 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 37 miles [59.5 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 237 miles [381.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,117 miles [9,844.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,828 miles [10,988.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,704 miles [7,570.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Packs Branch) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Packs Branch 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 Packs Branch. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.9054, Longitude: -81.2345 In this case, the coordinates for Packs Branch have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.429 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.183 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.836 degrees. |
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