Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Simmons, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Simmons and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Simmons
- 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 Simmons:
- 37.328172, -81.301767
- 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 Simmons
- 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 Mercer County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Mercer County
- Since Simmons is near Tazewell County and also McDowell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Tazewell County
- eBird sighting report for McDowell 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 Simmons ...
We found thirteen communities that share the name Simmons.
Within West Virginia, the name Simmons is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of another thirteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- Independence County
- This Simmons is located in Independence County and lies 587 miles [944.7 km]<3> to the west of the Simmons that is located in Mercer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Independence County community of Simmons.
- Woodruff 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 Arkansas community of Simmons [Woodruff County].
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Michigan
- Missouri
- Ohio
- South Carolina
- Texas
- Utah
- Davis County
- This Simmons is located in Davis County and lies 1,653 miles [2,660.2 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Simmons that is located in Mercer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Simmons.
- Weber County
- This Simmons is located in Weber County and lies 1,651 miles [2,657 km] to the west northwest of the Simmons that is located in Mercer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of Simmons.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Simmons ...
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.
- Abbs Valley ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Abbs Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbs Valley
- Abbs Valley is located in Mercer County
- Big Vein
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Bluestone
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Coaldale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Coopers
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopers
- Coopers is located in Mercer County
- Falls Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Mills
- Falls Mills is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Flipping
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Freeman
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- Freeman is located in Mercer County
- Goodwill
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Pocahontas
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
- Pocahontas is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 348 people
- Yards
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yards
- Yards is located in Tazewell County (VA)
How Far From Simmons 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 Simmons to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Simmons and extending to:
- Princeton, which is the Seat of Mercer County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Simmons to Princeton, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 72 miles [115.9 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 4 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 255 miles [410.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,145 miles [9,889.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,855 miles [11,032.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,731 miles [7,613.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Simmons. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Simmons 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. |
| <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 Simmons, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Simmons) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Simmons. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3282, Longitude: -81.3018 In this case, the coordinates for Simmons have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 Simmons 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 310.479 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.154 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.048 degrees. |