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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 Plum Orchard, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Plum Orchard 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 Plum Orchard:
- 38.705366, -81.626794
- 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 Plum Orchard
- 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 Jackson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- Since Plum Orchard is near Roane County and also Putnam County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Roane County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Putnam 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 Plum Orchard
Communities Also Named Plum Orchard ...
We found two communities that are also named Plum Orchard.
Within West Virginia, the name Plum Orchard is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Wakulla County
- This Plum Orchard is located in Wakulla County and lies 607 miles [976.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Plum Orchard that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wakulla County community of Plum Orchard.
- Georgia
- Newton County
- This Plum Orchard is located in Newton County and lies 375 miles [603.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Plum Orchard that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of Plum Orchard.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Plum Orchard ...
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.
- Advent
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Advent is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advent
- Edgar ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Edgar is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgar
- Emma
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Emma is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emma
- Fairplain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fairplain is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplain
- Flatfork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Flatfork is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatfork
- Flint Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Flint Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Town
- Gay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gay is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay
- Geneva
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Geneva is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- Goldtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Goldtown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldtown
- July ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- July is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for July
- Mount Tell
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mount Tell is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tell
- Parchment Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Parchment Valley is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parchment Valley
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Red Knob
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Red Knob is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Knob
- Romance
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Romance is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romance
- Salt Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Salt Hill is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Hill
- Skidmore
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Skidmore is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skidmore
- Vicars
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Vicars is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vicars
- Young
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Young is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young
How Far From Plum Orchard 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 Plum Orchard to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Plum Orchard and extending to:
- Ripley, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Plum Orchard to Ripley, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 24 miles [38.6 km] to the south (S). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 247 miles [397.5 km] to the east (E). 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,097 miles [9,812.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,812 miles [10,962.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,688 miles [7,544.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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- Plum Orchard) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Plum Orchard 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 Plum Orchard. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7054, Longitude: -81.6268 In this case, the coordinates for Plum Orchard have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.65 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.553 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.746 degrees. |
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