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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 Piney View, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Piney View 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 Piney View:
- 37.836225, -81.134822
- 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 Piney View
- 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 Raleigh County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Raleigh County
- Since Piney View is near Fayette County and also Summers County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Summers 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 Piney View
Communities Also Named Piney View ...
We found one communities that are also named Piney View.
Within West Virginia, the name Piney View is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, there is another community also named Piney View in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ohio
- Carroll County
- This Piney View is located in Carroll County and lies 184 miles [296.1 km]<1> to the north of the Piney View that is located in Raleigh County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Piney View.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Piney View ...
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.
- Beaver
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Clifftop
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Clifftop is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifftop
- Cranberry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cranberry is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry
- Dry Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Dry Hill is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Hill
- Grandview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Grandview is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Johnstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Johnstown is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- Lee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lee is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
- Maple Fork
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Fork is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Fork
- Mount Hope
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Price Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Price Hill is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Hill
- Prince
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Prosperity
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Prosperity is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Royal ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Royal is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
- Stonewall ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Stonewall is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
- Terry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Terry is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry
- Terry Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Terry Junction is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry Junction
- Turkey Knob
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Turkey Knob is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Knob
How Far From Piney View 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 Piney View to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Piney View and extending to:
- Beckley, which is the Seat of Raleigh County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 44 miles [70.8 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Piney View 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 233 miles [375 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, 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 6,116 miles [9,842.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,826 miles [10,985.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,702 miles [7,567.1 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Piney View) 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 Piney View 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 Piney View. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8362, Longitude: -81.1348 In this case, the coordinates for Piney View have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.371 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.105 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.816 degrees. |
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