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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 Pricetown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pricetown and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Pricetown:
    • 39.049260, -80.524815
    • 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 Pricetown
  • 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 Pricetown ...

We found eight communities that share the name Pricetown.

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

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

  • Communities Located In West Virginia ...
    • Wetzel County
      • This Pricetown is located in Wetzel County and lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<1> to the north of the Pricetown that is located in Lewis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wetzel County community of Pricetown.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kentucky
      • Casey County
      • This Pricetown is located in Casey County and lies 269 miles [432.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Pricetown that is located in Lewis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Casey County community of Pricetown.
      • Fayette County
      • This Pricetown is located in Fayette County and lies 220 miles [354.1 km] to the west southwest of the Pricetown that is located in Lewis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Pricetown.
    • Louisiana
      • Jefferson Parish
      • 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 Louisiana community of Pricetown [Jefferson Parish].
    • North Carolina
      • Wayne County
      • This Pricetown is located in Wayne County and lies 304 miles [489.2 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Pricetown that is located in Lewis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Pricetown.
    • Ohio
      • Highland County
      • This Pricetown is located in Highland County and lies 175 miles [281.6 km]<1> to the west of the Pricetown that is located in Lewis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Highland County community of Pricetown.
      • Mahoning County
      • This Pricetown is located in Mahoning County and lies 145 miles [233.4 km] to the north of the Pricetown that is located in Lewis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mahoning County community of Pricetown.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Berks County
      • This Pricetown is located in Berks County and lies 267 miles [429.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Pricetown that is located in Lewis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berks County community of Pricetown.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pricetown ...

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.

  • Butchersville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butchersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butchersville
    • Butchersville is located in Lewis County
  • Churchville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Churchville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchville
    • Churchville is located in Lewis County
  • Deanville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deanville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanville
    • Deanville is located in Lewis County
  • Fisher Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fisher Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Hill
    • Fisher Hill is located in Lewis County
  • Freemansburg
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freemansburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freemansburg
    • Freemansburg is located in Lewis County
  • Hickory Hills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
    • Hickory Hills is located in Lewis County
  • Homewood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homewood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
    • Homewood is located in Lewis County
  • Lightburn
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lightburn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightburn
    • Lightburn is located in Lewis County
  • Quiet Dale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quiet Dale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiet Dale
    • Quiet Dale is located in Lewis County
  • Shady Brook
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Brook
    • Shady Brook is located in Lewis County
  • Valley Chapel
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)

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

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

  • Weston, which is the Seat of Lewis County, lies just to the East.
  • Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 76 miles [122.3 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Pricetown to Charleston, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 187 miles [300.9 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<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,036 miles [9,714 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,751 miles [10,864.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,626 miles [7,444.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pricetown. 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' (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- Pricetown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pricetown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0493, Longitude: -80.5248       In this case, the coordinates for Pricetown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Pricetown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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 Pricetown 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 309.97 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.829 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.151 degrees.









 

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