Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Saint Albans, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Saint Albans and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Saint Albans
- 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 Saint Albans:
- 38.376871, -81.819791
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Saint Albans
- 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 Kanawha County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Kanawha County
- Since Saint Albans is near Putnam County and also Lincoln County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Putnam County
- eBird sighting report for Lincoln 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Saint Albans ...
We found eleven communities that share the name Saint Albans.
Within West Virginia, the name Saint Albans is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eleven communities, nine are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maine
- Somerset County
- This Saint Albans is located in Somerset County and lies 781 miles [1,256.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Saint Albans that is located in Kanawha County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of Saint Albans.
- Minnesota
- Hennepin County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Saint Albans [Hennepin County].
- Missouri
- Franklin County
- This Saint Albans is located in Franklin County and lies 484 miles [778.9 km]<1> to the west of the Saint Albans that is located in Kanawha County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Saint Albans.
- Saint Louis County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Saint Albans [Saint Louis County].
- New York
- Queens County
- This Saint Albans is located in Queens County and lies 457 miles [735.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Saint Albans that is located in Kanawha County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Queens County community of Saint Albans.
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- This Saint Albans lies 1,454 miles [2,340 km]<1> to the northeast of the Saint Albans that is located in Kanawha County.
- Ontario
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Saint Albans.
- Pennsylvania
- Delaware County
- This Saint Albans is located in Delaware County and lies 361 miles [581 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Saint Albans that is located in Kanawha County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Saint Albans.
- South Carolina
- Greenville County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Saint Albans [Greenville County].
- Utah
- Salt Lake County
- This Saint Albans is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,604 miles [2,581.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Saint Albans that is located in Kanawha County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Saint Albans.
- Vermont
- Franklin County
- This Saint Albans is located in Franklin County and lies 632 miles [1,017.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Saint Albans that is located in Kanawha County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Saint Albans.
- Maine
Curious and Interesting Names Near Saint Albans ...
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.
- Amandaville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amandaville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amandaville
- Amandaville is located in Kanawha County
- Cross Lanes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Lanes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Lanes
- Cross Lanes is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cross Lanes <4>
- Green Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Green Valley is located in Kanawha County
- Institute
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Lincoln Park
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Lincoln Park is located in Kanawha County
- Lone Oak Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lone Oak Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak Park
- Lone Oak Park is located in Kanawha County
- Nitro
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nitro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nitro
- Nitro is located in Kanawha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,285 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nitro <4>
- River Bend
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bend
- River Bend is located in Kanawha County
- Strawberry Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strawberry Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Heights
- Strawberry Heights is located in Kanawha County
- Sun Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
- Sun Valley is located in Kanawha County
- Tornado
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Virginia Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virginia Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Heights
- Virginia Heights is located in Kanawha County
How Far From Saint Albans to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Saint Albans to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Saint Albans and extending to:
- Charleston, which is the Seat of Kanawha County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Saint Albans to Charleston, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 10 miles [16.1 km] to the east (E). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 260 miles [418.4 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,120 miles [9,849.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,834 miles [10,998.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,710 miles [7,580 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Saint Albans: www.stalbanswv.com/
The official website for Kanawha County: www.kanawha.us/
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
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- Saint Albans) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Saint Albans. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3769, Longitude: -81.8198 In this case, the coordinates for Saint Albans have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Saint Albans could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Saint Albans to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.775 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.647 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.936 degrees. |