Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Poling, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Poling and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Poling
- 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:
- 38.688992, -80.435918
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Poling
- 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 Webster County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Webster County
- Since Poling is near Braxton County and also Lewis County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Braxton County
- eBird sighting report for Lewis 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Poling ...
We found one communities that share the name Poling.
Within West Virginia, the name Poling is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, there is another community also named Poling in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Poling ...
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.
- Big Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
- Big Run is located in Webster County
- Eden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Fishers Crossing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fishers Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishers Crossing
- Fishers Crossing is located in Webster County
- Gregory
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Guardian
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Hacker Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hacker Valley
- Hacker Valley is located in Webster County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hacker Valley <3>
- Holly
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Joppa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Little Wildcat ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Wildcat have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Wildcat
- Little Wildcat is located in Lewis County
- Wildcat ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
How Far From Poling 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 Poling to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Poling and extending to:
- Webster Springs, which is the Seat of Webster County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Poling to Webster Springs, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 68 miles [109.4 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 183 miles [294.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,049 miles [9,734.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,761 miles [10,880.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,637 miles [7,462.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Poling. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
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- Poling) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Poling. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6890, Longitude: -80.4359 In this case, the coordinates for Poling have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <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 Poling to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.928 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.727 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.236 degrees. |