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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 Richford, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Richford 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 Richford:
- 39.018719, -79.573112
- 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 Richford
- 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 Tucker County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tucker County
- Since Richford is near Randolph County and also Grant County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Randolph County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Grant 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 Richford
Communities Also Named Richford ...
We found three communities that are also named Richford.
Within West Virginia, the name Richford is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New York
- Tioga County
- This Richford is located in Tioga County and lies 290 miles [466.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Richford that is located in Tucker County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tioga County community of Richford.
- Vermont
- Franklin County
- This Richford is located in Franklin County and lies 543 miles [873.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Richford that is located in Tucker County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Richford.
- Wisconsin
- Waushara County
- This Richford is located in Waushara County and lies 615 miles [989.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Richford that is located in Tucker County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Waushara County community of Richford.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Richford ...
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.
- Clover Run ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clover Run is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Run
- Dryfork
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Elk
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Elk is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk
- Laneville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Laneville is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laneville
- Lime Rock ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lime Rock is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Rock
- Mill Run ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mill Run is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Run
- Parsons
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Perlytown ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Perlytown is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perlytown
- Pleasant Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Run is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run
- Stringtown ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Stringtown is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Wyoming ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wyoming is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
How Far From Richford 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 Richford to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Richford once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Richford and extending to:
- Parsons, which is the Seat of Tucker County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 120 miles [193.1 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Richford to Charleston, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 136 miles [218.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,999 miles [9,654.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,710 miles [10,798.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,586 miles [7,380.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Richford) 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> | 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 Richford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Richford 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 Richford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0187, Longitude: -79.5731 In this case, the coordinates for Richford have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.395 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.17 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.749 degrees. |
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