Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Spurlockville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Spurlockville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Spurlockville
- 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 Spurlockville:
- 38.126208, -82.020964
- 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 Spurlockville
- 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 Lincoln County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
- Since Spurlockville is near Boone County and also Logan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Boone County
- eBird sighting report for Logan 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Spurlockville ...
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.
- Allen ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Big Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
- Big Creek is located in Logan County
- Bradyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bradyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradyville
- Bradyville is located in Lincoln County
- Daisy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Dollie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - East ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Eden Park ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Fork Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fork Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fork Junction
- Fork Junction is located in Lincoln County
- Fry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Gill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Harts
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harts have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harts
- Harts is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harts <2>
- Jenks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Continue List (6 more) ...
- Kinder ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Layville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Price
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Ranger
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ranger have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranger
- Ranger is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ranger <2>
- Rockville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Spears ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Kinder ‑ Historic
How Far From Spurlockville 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 Spurlockville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Spurlockville and extending to:
- Hamlin, which is the Seat of Lincoln County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Spurlockville to Hamlin, with an average speed<4> 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 26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast (NE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 274 miles [441 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,139 miles [9,879.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,853 miles [11,028.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,729 miles [7,610.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Spurlockville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Lincoln County: www.co.lincoln.wv.us/
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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- Spurlockville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Spurlockville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.1262, Longitude: -82.0210 In this case, the coordinates for Spurlockville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Spurlockville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.901 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.754 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.102 degrees. |