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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 Petroleum, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Petroleum 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 Petroleum:
- 39.190795, -81.268599
- 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 Petroleum
- 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 Petroleum is near Wood County and also Wirt 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 Wirt 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 Petroleum
Communities Also Named Petroleum ...
We found four communities that are also named Petroleum.
Within West Virginia, the name Petroleum is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Santa Cruz County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Petroleum [Santa Cruz County].
- Indiana
- Wells County
- This Petroleum is located in Wells County and lies 227 miles [365.3 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Petroleum that is located in Ritchie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wells County community of Petroleum.
- Kentucky
- Allen County
- This Petroleum is located in Allen County and lies 321 miles [516.6 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Petroleum that is located in Ritchie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allen County community of Petroleum.
- Ohio
- Trumbull County
- This Petroleum is located in Trumbull County and lies 144 miles [231.7 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Petroleum that is located in Ritchie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Trumbull County community of Petroleum.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Petroleum ...
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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Deerwalk
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Deerwalk is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwalk
- Freeport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Greencastle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Low Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Low Gap is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
- Nutter Farm
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Nutter Farm is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutter Farm
- Oil Spring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oil Spring is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Spring
- Oxbow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pew Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pew Hill is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pew Hill
- Racy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Racy is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racy
- Sandhill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sandhill is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandhill
- Six Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Six Hill is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Hill
How Far From Petroleum to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Petroleum to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Petroleum and extending to:
- Harrisville, which is the Seat of Ritchie County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Petroleum 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 61 miles [98.2 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 227 miles [365.3 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 6,061 miles [9,754.2 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 Petroleum, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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- Petroleum) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Petroleum 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 Petroleum. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1908, Longitude: -81.2686 In this case, the coordinates for Petroleum have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.419 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.361 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.429 degrees. |
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