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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 Quiet Dell, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Quiet Dell 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 Quiet Dell:
- 39.220613, -80.294225
- 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 Quiet Dell
- 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 Harrison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Harrison County
- Since Quiet Dell is near Barbour County and also Taylor County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Barbour County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Taylor 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 Quiet Dell
Communities Also Named Quiet Dell ...
We found one communities that are also named Quiet Dell.
Within West Virginia, the name Quiet Dell is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, there is another community also named Quiet Dell in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Pennsylvania
- Greene County
- This Quiet Dell is located in Greene County and lies 41 miles [66 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Quiet Dell that is located in Harrison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Quiet Dell.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Quiet Dell ...
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.
- Bear Mountain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bear Mountain is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Mountain
- Chestnut Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Chestnut Hills is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hills
- Glen Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Glen Falls is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Falls
- Industrial
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Industrial is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industrial
- Johnstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Johnstown is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- Liberty
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Lodgeville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lodgeville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodgeville
- Lost Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lost Creek is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 462 people
- Maple Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Lake is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Lake
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Nutter Fort
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Nutter Fort is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutter Fort
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,501 people
- Oral Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Oral Lake is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oral Lake
- Rider
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rider is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rider
- Romines Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Romines Mills is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romines Mills
- Sheets Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sheets Mills is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheets Mills
- Summit Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Summit Park is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Park
How Far From Quiet Dell 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 Quiet Dell to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Quiet Dell and extending to:
- Clarksburg, which is the Seat of Harrison County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 93 miles [149.7 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Quiet Dell to Charleston, with an average speed<2>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 6 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 176 miles [283.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,019 miles [9,686.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,734 miles [10,837.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,609 miles [7,417.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Quiet Dell) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Quiet Dell 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 Quiet Dell. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2206, Longitude: -80.2942 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.823 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.688 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.991 degrees. |
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