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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 Schilling, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Schilling and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Schilling:
    • 38.765922, -81.320397
    • 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 Schilling
  • 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 Roane County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Roane County
    • Since Schilling is near Calhoun County and also Wirt County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Calhoun County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wirt 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 Schilling

Communities Also Named Schilling ...

We found two communities that are also named Schilling.

Within West Virginia, the name Schilling is unique.

Beyond West Virginia, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Fresno County
      • This Schilling is located in Fresno County and lies 2,102 miles [3,382.8 km]<1> to the west of the Schilling that is located in Roane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fresno County community of Schilling.
    • Montana
      • Missoula County
      • This Schilling is located in Missoula County and lies 1,742 miles [2,803.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Schilling that is located in Roane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Missoula County community of Schilling.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Schilling ...

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.

  • Buffalolick ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Buffalolick is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalolick
  • Clover
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Clover is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover
  • Green Acres
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Green Acres is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
  • Leaning Oak
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Leaning Oak is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaning Oak
  • Leo ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Leo is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leo
  • Nancy Run
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Nancy Run is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nancy Run
  • Otto
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Otto is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
  • Pink
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Pink is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink
  • Quiet Vale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Quiet Vale is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiet Vale
  • Rushville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Rushville is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
  • Speed
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Speed is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speed
  • Walnut Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Walnut Grove is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove

How Far From Schilling 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 community such as Schilling to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Schilling and extending to:

  • Spencer, which is the Seat of Roane County, lies just to the North Northwest.
  • Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 33 miles [53.1 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Schilling to Charleston, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 230 miles [370.1 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 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,082 miles [9,788 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,797 miles [10,938.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,672 miles [7,518.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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- Schilling) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Schilling 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 Schilling. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7659, Longitude: -81.3204       In this case, the coordinates for Schilling have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.462 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.348 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.593 degrees.