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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 Shively, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Shively 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 Shively:
- 37.965932, -82.118189
- 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 Shively
- 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 Shively is near Lincoln County and also Mingo County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mingo 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 Shively
Communities Also Named Shively ...
We found three communities that are also named Shively.
Within West Virginia, the name Shively is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Humboldt County
- This Shively is located in Humboldt County and lies 2,225 miles [3,580.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Shively that is located in Logan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Humboldt County community of Shively.
- Kentucky
- Jefferson County
- This Shively is located in Jefferson County and lies 201 miles [323.5 km]<1> to the west of the Shively that is located in Logan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Shively.
- Ohio
- Mercer County
- This Shively is located in Mercer County and lies 226 miles [363.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Shively that is located in Logan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Shively.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Shively ...
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.
- Big Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Big Creek is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
- Chapmanville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Daisy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Daisy is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Eden Park ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Eden Park is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Park
- Fry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fry is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fry
- Halcyon
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Halcyon is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halcyon
- Harts
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Kitchen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Kitchen is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitchen
- Stone Branch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stone Branch is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Branch
- Sunset Court
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sunset Court is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Court
- Trace
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Trace is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trace
- Whirlwind
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Whirlwind is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whirlwind
How Far From Shively 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 Shively to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Shively and extending to:
- Logan, which is the Seat of Logan County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Shively to Logan, with an average speed<3> 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 37 miles [59.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 282 miles [453.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,151 miles [9,899.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,864 miles [11,046.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,740 miles [7,628.3 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Shively) 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 Shively 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 Shively. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.9659, Longitude: -82.1182 In this case, the coordinates for Shively have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.962 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.80 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.194 degrees. |
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