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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 Poling Run, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Poling Run 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 Poling Run:
- 38.863422, -81.064278
- 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 Poling Run
- 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 Calhoun County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Calhoun County
- Since Poling Run is near Gilmer County and also Roane County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gilmer County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Roane 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 Poling Run
Curious and Interesting Names Near Poling Run ...
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.
- Adam
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Adam is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adam
- Five Forks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Five Forks is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Grantsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hardman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hardman is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardman
- Henrietta
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Henrietta is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Index ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Index is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Index
- Joker
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Joker is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joker
- Liberty Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Hill is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Millstone
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Millstone is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millstone
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Normantown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Purdy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Purdy is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
- Sand Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sand Ridge is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
- Shock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shock is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shock
- Stumptown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Stumptown is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stumptown
How Far From Poling Run 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 Poling Run to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<2> community of Poling Run once stood, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Poling Run and extending to:
- Grantsville, which is the Seat of Calhoun County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 46 miles [74 km]<3> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Poling Run to Charleston, with an average speed<4> 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 216 miles [347.6 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 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 6,067 miles [9,763.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,782 miles [10,914.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,657 miles [7,494.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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> | 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 Poling Run, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Poling Run) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Poling Run 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 Poling Run. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8634, Longitude: -81.0643 In this case, the coordinates for Poling Run have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.304 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.181 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.449 degrees. |
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