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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 Rich Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rich Creek 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 Rich Creek:
- 37.382393, -80.822573
- 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 Rich Creek
- 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 Logan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Logan County
- Since Rich Creek is near Giles County and also Monroe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Giles County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe 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 Rich Creek
Communities Also Named Rich Creek ...
We found two communities that are also named Rich Creek.
Within West Virginia, the name Rich Creek is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Tennessee
- Marshall County
- This Rich Creek is located in Marshall County and lies 349 miles [561.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Rich Creek that is located in Logan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Rich Creek.
- Virginia
- Giles County
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Giles County community of Rich Creek.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rich Creek ...
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.
- Bluff City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bozoo
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bozoo is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bozoo
- Chestnut Knob
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Chestnut Knob is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Knob
- Cloverdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cloverdale is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- French
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- French is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French
- Gray Sulphur Springs ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gray Sulphur Springs is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Sulphur Springs
- Kellysville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kellysville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellysville
- Narrows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Peterstown
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Rich Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
How Far From Rich Creek 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 Rich Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rich Creek and extending to:
- Logan, which is the Seat of Logan County, lies 71 miles [114.3 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could drive a straight line from Rich Creek to Logan, with an average speed<3>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 4 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 79 miles [127.1 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 230 miles [370.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,123 miles [9,854 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,831 miles [10,993.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,707 miles [7,575.2 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 from Point A (ie- Rich Creek) 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 Rich Creek 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 Rich Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3824, Longitude: -80.8226 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.192 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.834 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.831 degrees. |
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