Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Slagle, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Slagle and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Slagle
- 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 Slagle:
- 37.819550, -81.840675
- 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 Slagle
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Logan County
- Since Slagle is near Boone County and also Wyoming County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Boone County
- eBird sighting report for Wyoming 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 Slagle ...
We found three communities that share the name Slagle.
Within West Virginia, the name Slagle is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Louisiana
- Missouri
- New Mexico
Curious and Interesting Names Near Slagle ...
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.
- Argyle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Blair
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Chambers
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Crown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Ethel
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Five Block
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Block have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Block
- Five Block is located in Logan County
- Freeze Fork
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeze Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeze Fork
- Freeze Fork is located in Logan County
- Kelly
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Man
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Man
- Man is located in Logan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Man <4>
- Mineral City
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral City
- Mineral City is located in Logan County
- Red Campbell
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Campbell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Campbell
- Red Campbell is located in Logan County
- Rum Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rum Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rum Junction
- Rum Junction is located in Logan County
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Sovereign
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Spruce Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spruce Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Valley
- Spruce Valley is located in Logan County
- Sunbeam
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Wanda
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sovereign
How Far From Slagle to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Slagle to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Slagle and extending to:
- Logan, which is the Seat of Logan County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Slagle to Charleston, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 270 miles [434.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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 16 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,146 miles [9,891 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,858 miles [11,036.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,734 miles [7,618.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Slagle. 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Slagle) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Slagle. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8196, Longitude: -81.8407 In this case, the coordinates for Slagle have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Slagle, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Slagle 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 310.796 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.589 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.121 degrees. |