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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 Smithtown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Smithtown 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 Smithtown:
- 39.529483, -80.041721
- 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 Smithtown
- 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 Monongalia County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Monongalia County
- Since Smithtown is near Marion County and also Preston County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Preston 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 Smithtown
Communities Also Named Smithtown ...
We found fourteen communities that are also named Smithtown.
Within West Virginia, the name Smithtown is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of fourteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these fourteen communities, twelve are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Mobile County
- This Smithtown is located in Mobile County and lies 754 miles [1,213.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Smithtown that is located in Monongalia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mobile County community of Smithtown.
- Mississippi
- Wayne County
- This Smithtown is located in Wayne County and lies 740 miles [1,190.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Smithtown that is located in Monongalia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Smithtown.
- New Brunswick
- This Smithtown lies 831 miles [1,337.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Smithtown that is located in Monongalia County.
- New Hampshire
- Rockingham County
- This Smithtown is located in Rockingham County and lies 529 miles [851.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Smithtown that is located in Monongalia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockingham County community of Smithtown.
- New Jersey
- Hunterdon 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 New Jersey community of Smithtown [Hunterdon County].
- New York
- Suffolk County
- This Smithtown is located in Suffolk County and lies 372 miles [598.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Smithtown that is located in Monongalia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk County community of Smithtown.
- North Carolina
- Beaufort County
- This Smithtown is located in Beaufort County and lies 332 miles [534.3 km]<1> to the southeast of the Smithtown that is located in Monongalia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaufort County community of Smithtown.
- Perquimans County
- This Smithtown is located in Perquimans County and lies 298 miles [479.6 km] to the southeast of the Smithtown that is located in Monongalia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perquimans County community of Smithtown.
- Yadkin County
- This Smithtown is located in Yadkin County and lies 229 miles [368.5 km] to the south of the Smithtown that is located in Monongalia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yadkin County community of Smithtown.
- 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 Smithtown.
- Pennsylvania
- Bucks County
- This Smithtown is located in Bucks County and lies 270 miles [434.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Smithtown that is located in Monongalia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bucks County community of Smithtown.
- Jefferson County
- This Smithtown is located in Jefferson County and lies 127 miles [204.4 km] to the north northeast of the Smithtown that is located in Monongalia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Smithtown.
- Tennessee
- Bledsoe County
- This Smithtown is located in Bledsoe County and lies 398 miles [640.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Smithtown that is located in Monongalia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bledsoe County community of Smithtown.
- Marion County
- This Smithtown is located in Marion County and lies 438 miles [704.9 km] to the southwest of the Smithtown that is located in Monongalia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Smithtown.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Smithtown ...
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.
- Booth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Booth is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth
- Crown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Crown is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown
- Edna
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Edna is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Everettville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Everettville is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everettville
- Flaggy Meadow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Flaggy Meadow is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flaggy Meadow
- Forksburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Forksburg is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forksburg
- Fort Grand
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Grand is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Grand
- Hopewell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hopewell is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Jordan
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jordan is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Little Falls
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lowsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lowsville is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowsville
- Meadowdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Meadowdale is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Montana
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Montana is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montana
- Mount Harmony
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- National
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- National is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for National
- Pleasant View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Richwood ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Richwood is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood
How Far From Smithtown 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 Smithtown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Smithtown and extending to:
- Morgantown, which is the Seat of Monongalia County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 117 miles [188.3 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Smithtown to Charleston, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 166 miles [267.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,995 miles [9,648 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,710 miles [10,798.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,586 miles [7,380.5 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 from Point A (ie- Smithtown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 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 Smithtown 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> | 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 Smithtown 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 Smithtown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5295, Longitude: -80.0417 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.657 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.545 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.772 degrees. |
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