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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 Posey, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Posey 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 Posey:
    • 37.803723, -81.432606
    • 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 Posey
  • 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 Posey is near Wyoming County and also Boone County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wyoming County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Boone 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 Posey

Communities Also Named Posey ...

We found ten communities that are also named Posey.

Within West Virginia, the name Posey is unique.

Beyond West Virginia, we know of ten communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Franklin County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Posey [Franklin County].
      • Lauderdale County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Posey [Lauderdale County].
    • Arkansas
      • Saint Francis County
      • This Posey is located in Saint Francis County and lies 572 miles [920.5 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Posey that is located in Raleigh County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Francis County community of Posey.
    • California
      • Tulare County
      • This Posey is located in Tulare County and lies 2,050 miles [3,299.2 km]<3> to the west of the Posey that is located in Raleigh County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tulare County community of Posey.
    • Illinois
      • Clinton County
      • This Posey is located in Clinton County and lies 432 miles [695.2 km]<3> to the west of the Posey that is located in Raleigh County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Posey.
    • Kentucky
      • Henderson County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Posey [Henderson County].
    • Oklahoma
      • Tulsa County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Posey [Tulsa County].
    • Texas
      • Hopkins County
      • This Posey is located in Hopkins County and lies 857 miles [1,379.2 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Posey that is located in Raleigh County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hopkins County community of Posey.
      • Lubbock County
      • This Posey is located in Lubbock County and lies 1,173 miles [1,887.8 km] to the west of the Posey that is located in Raleigh County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lubbock County community of Posey.
    • Virginia
      • Floyd County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Posey [Floyd County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Posey ...

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.

  • Bolt
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Bolt is located in Raleigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolt
  • Dry Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Dry Creek is located in Raleigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Creek
  • Friendly View
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Friendly View is located in Raleigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly View
  • Glen Daniel
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Maple Meadow
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Maple Meadow is located in Raleigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Meadow
  • Pineknob
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Pineknob is located in Raleigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineknob
  • Redbird
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Redbird is located in Raleigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbird
  • Rock Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Rock Creek is located in Raleigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
  • Sundial
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Sundial is located in Raleigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundial
  • Surveyor
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Surveyor is located in Raleigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surveyor
  • Trap Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Trap Hill is located in Raleigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trap Hill

How Far From Posey 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 Posey to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Posey and extending to:

  • Beckley, which is the Seat of Raleigh County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Posey to Beckley, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 39 miles [62.8 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 249 miles [400.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,130 miles [9,865.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,841 miles [11,009.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,717 miles [7,591.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Posey could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<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 Posey, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Posey) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Posey 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 Posey. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8037, Longitude: -81.4326       In this case, the coordinates for Posey have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.55 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.306 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.953 degrees.