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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 Rover, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rover 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 Rover:
- 39.014525, -81.427065
- 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 Rover
- 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 Wirt County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wirt County
- Since Rover is near Jackson County and also Wood County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wood 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 Rover
Communities Also Named Rover ...
We found eight communities that are also named Rover.
Within West Virginia, the name Rover is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Tallapoosa County
- This Rover is located in Tallapoosa County and lies 497 miles [799.8 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Rover that is located in Wirt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tallapoosa County community of Rover.
- Arkansas
- Yell County
- This Rover is located in Yell County and lies 717 miles [1,153.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Rover that is located in Wirt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yell County community of Rover.
- Georgia
- Spalding County
- This Rover is located in Spalding County and lies 432 miles [695.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Rover that is located in Wirt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spalding County community of Rover.
- Idaho
- Benewah County
- This Rover is located in Benewah County and lies 1,842 miles [2,964.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Rover that is located in Wirt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benewah County community of Rover.
- Maryland
- Howard County
- 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 Maryland community of Rover [Howard County].
- Missouri
- Oregon County
- This Rover is located in Oregon County and lies 577 miles [928.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Rover that is located in Wirt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oregon County community of Rover.
- North Carolina
- Beaufort County
- This Rover is located in Beaufort County and lies 348 miles [560.1 km]<1> to the southeast of the Rover that is located in Wirt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaufort County community of Rover.
- Tennessee
- Bedford County
- This Rover is located in Bedford County and lies 365 miles [587.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Rover that is located in Wirt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bedford County community of Rover.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rover ...
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.
- Cherry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cherry is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry
- Elizabeth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Enterprise
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Enterprise is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Ivan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ivan is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivan
- Palestine
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Palestine is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Peewee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Peewee is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peewee
- Standingstone ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Standingstone is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standingstone
- Two Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Two Run is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Run
- Windy
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Windy is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy
- Zackville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Zackville is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zackville
How Far From Rover 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 Rover to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rover and extending to:
- Elizabeth, which is the Seat of Wirt County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 47 miles [75.6 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Rover to Charleston, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 235 miles [378.2 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,075 miles [9,776.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,791 miles [10,929.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,666 miles [7,509.2 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rover) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Rover, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Rover 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 Rover. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0145, Longitude: -81.4271 In this case, the coordinates for Rover have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.521 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.451 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.557 degrees. |
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