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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 Pluto, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pluto 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 Pluto:
- 37.710396, -80.992314
- 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 Pluto
- 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 Pluto is near Summers County and also Fayette County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Summers County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette 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 Pluto
Communities Also Named Pluto ...
We found two communities that are also named Pluto.
Within West Virginia, the name Pluto is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Mississippi
- Holmes County
- This Pluto is located in Holmes County and lies 618 miles [994.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Pluto that is located in Raleigh County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Holmes County community of Pluto.
- Texas
- Ellis County
- Although located in Ellis County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ellis County community of Pluto.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pluto ...
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.
- Bragg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bragg is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg
- Cherry Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cherry Creek is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Cool Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cool Ridge is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Ridge
- Crow
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Crow is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow
- Daniels
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jumping Branch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jumping Branch is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumping Branch
- Meadow Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Meadow Creek is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Creek
- Packs Ferry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Packs Ferry is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packs Ferry
- Pear ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pear is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pear
- Sandstone
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shady Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Streeter
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Streeter is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Streeter
- Suck Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Suck Creek is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suck Creek
How Far From Pluto 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 Pluto to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pluto and extending to:
- Beckley, which is the Seat of Raleigh County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Pluto to Beckley, 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 55 miles [88.5 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 over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 229 miles [368.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,115 miles [9,841.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,825 miles [10,983.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,701 miles [7,565.5 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Pluto) 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 Pluto 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 Pluto. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.7104, Longitude: -80.9923 In this case, the coordinates for Pluto have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.287 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.992 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.796 degrees. |
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