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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 Reedsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Reedsville 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 Reedsville:
- 39.510292, -79.800532
- 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 Reedsville
- 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 Preston County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Preston County
- Since Reedsville is near Monongalia County and also Taylor County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Monongalia 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 Reedsville
Communities Also Named Reedsville ...
We found four communities that are also named Reedsville.
Within West Virginia, the name Reedsville is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kansas
- Marshall County
- This Reedsville is located in Marshall County and lies 888 miles [1,429.1 km]<1> to the west of the Reedsville that is located in Preston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Reedsville.
- Ohio
- Meigs County
- This Reedsville is located in Meigs County and lies 107 miles [172.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Reedsville that is located in Preston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Meigs County community of Reedsville.
- Pennsylvania
- Mifflin County
- This Reedsville is located in Mifflin County and lies 141 miles [226.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Reedsville that is located in Preston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mifflin County community of Reedsville.
- Wisconsin
- Manitowoc County
- This Reedsville is located in Manitowoc County and lies 527 miles [848.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Reedsville that is located in Preston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Manitowoc County community of Reedsville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Reedsville ...
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.
- Bull Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bull Run is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Run
- Cascade
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cascade is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Gum Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Gum Spring is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Spring
- Herring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Herring is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herring
- Kanes Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Kanes Creek is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanes Creek
- Kingwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Masontown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mountain View
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mountain View is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Oriole ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Oriole is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriole
- Threefork Bridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Threefork Bridge is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Threefork Bridge
How Far From Reedsville 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 town such as Reedsville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Reedsville and extending to:
- Kingwood, which is the Seat of Preston County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 126 miles [202.8 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Reedsville to Charleston, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 153 miles [246.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,986 miles [9,633.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,701 miles [10,784.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,576 miles [7,364.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Reedsville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Reedsville 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 Reedsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5103, Longitude: -79.8005 In this case, the coordinates for Reedsville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.511 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.376 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.673 degrees. |
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