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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 Price, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Price 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 Price:
    • 38.143983, -82.126803
    • 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 Price
  • 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 Price ...

We found 28 communities that share the name Price.

There is one other community in West Virginia which is also named Price.

Beyond West Virginia, we know of another 27 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 27 communities, 25 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In West Virginia ...
    • Monongalia County
      • This Price is located in Monongalia County and lies 152 miles [244.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Price that is located in Lincoln County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monongalia County community of Price.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arizona
      • Pinal County
      • This Price is located in Pinal County and lies 1,663 miles [2,676.3 km]<1> to the west of the Price that is located in Lincoln County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pinal County community of Price.
    • Arkansas
      • Garland County
      • This Price is located in Garland County and lies 652 miles [1,049.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Price that is located in Lincoln County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Garland County community of Price.
      • Marion County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Price [Marion County].
    • Georgia
      • Hall County
      • This Price is located in Hall County and lies 277 miles [445.8 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Price that is located in Lincoln County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hall County community of Price.
    • Illinois
      • Lawrence County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Price [Lawrence County].
    • Kansas
      • Nemaha County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Price [Nemaha County].
    • Kentucky
      • Floyd County
      • This Price is located in Floyd County and lies 61 miles [98.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Price that is located in Lincoln County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Floyd County community of Price.
    • Louisiana
      • Washington Parish
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Price [Washington Parish].
    • Maryland
      • Queen Anne's County
      • This Price is located in Queen Anne's County and lies 339 miles [545.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Price that is located in Lincoln County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Queen Anne's County community of Price.
    • Michigan
      • Clinton County
      • This Price is located in Clinton County and lies 352 miles [566.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Price that is located in Lincoln County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Price.
    • Mississippi
      • Forrest County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Price [Forrest County].
    • Missouri
      • Saint Louis County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Price [Saint Louis County].
    • New Brunswick
      • This Price lies 1,029 miles [1,656 km]<1> to the northeast of the Price that is located in Lincoln County.
    • North Carolina
      • Rockingham County
      • This Price is located in Rockingham County and lies 164 miles [263.9 km]<1> to the southeast of the Price that is located in Lincoln County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockingham County community of Price.
    • North Dakota
      • Oliver County
      • This Price is located in Oliver County and lies 1,133 miles [1,823.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Price that is located in Lincoln County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oliver County community of Price.
    • Oklahoma
      • Tulsa County
      • This Price is located in Tulsa County and lies 779 miles [1,253.7 km]<1> to the west of the Price that is located in Lincoln County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tulsa County community of Price.
    • Ontario
      • This Price lies 740 miles [1,190.9 km]<1> to the north of the Price that is located in Lincoln County.
    • Oregon
      • Crook County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Price [Crook County].
    • Quebec
      • This Price lies 1,004 miles [1,615.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Price that is located in Lincoln County.
    • South Carolina
      • Anderson County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Price [Anderson County].
    • Tennessee
      • Lauderdale County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Price [Lauderdale County].
      • White County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Price [White County].
    • Texas
      • Delta County
      • This Price is located in Delta County and lies 828 miles [1,332.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Price that is located in Lincoln County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delta County community of Price.
      • Jefferson County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Price [Jefferson County].
      • Rusk County
      • This Price is located in Rusk County and lies 833 miles [1,340.6 km] to the west southwest of the Price that is located in Lincoln County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rusk County community of Price.
    • Utah
      • Carbon County
      • This Price is located in Carbon County and lies 1,538 miles [2,475.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Price that is located in Lincoln County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carbon County community of Price.
    • Wisconsin
      • Jackson County
      • This Price is located in Jackson County and lies 640 miles [1,030 km]<1> to the northwest of the Price that is located in Lincoln County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Price.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Price ...

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.

  • Allen ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allen have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
    • Allen is located in Lincoln County
  • Bradyville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bradyville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradyville
    • Bradyville is located in Lincoln County
  • Gill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill
    • Gill is located in Lincoln County
  • Jenks
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jenks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenks
    • Jenks is located in Lincoln County
  • Kinder ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kinder have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinder
    • Kinder is located in Lincoln County
  • Ranger
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ranger have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranger
    • Ranger is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ranger <5>
  • Rockville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
    • Rockville is located in Lincoln County
  • Spears ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spears have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spears
    • Spears is located in Lincoln County

How Far From Price to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Price to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Hamlin, which is the Seat of Lincoln County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Price to Hamlin, with an average speed<6> 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 30 miles [48.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 279 miles [449 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,143 miles [9,886.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,857 miles [11,035.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,733 miles [7,617 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Price. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Lincoln County: www.co.lincoln.wv.us/

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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Price) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Price. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.1440, Longitude: -82.1268       In this case, the coordinates for Price have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Price 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.
<3>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 Price, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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 Price to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.965 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.83 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.142 degrees.









 

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