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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 Stinson, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stinson 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 Stinson:
- 38.656501, -81.074351
- 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 Stinson
- 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 Calhoun County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Calhoun County
- Since Stinson is near Clay County and also Roane County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clay County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Roane 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 Stinson
Communities Also Named Stinson ...
We found eight communities that are also named Stinson.
Within West Virginia, the name Stinson is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, seven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Marion County
- This Stinson is located in Marion County and lies 496 miles [798.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Stinson that is located in Calhoun County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Stinson.
- Georgia
- Meriwether 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 Georgia community of Stinson [Meriwether County].
- Kentucky
- Carter County
- This Stinson is located in Carter County and lies 100 miles [160.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Stinson that is located in Calhoun County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carter County community of Stinson.
- Mississippi
- Lauderdale County
- This Stinson is located in Lauderdale County and lies 613 miles [986.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Stinson that is located in Calhoun County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lauderdale County community of Stinson.
- Missouri
- Lawrence County
- This Stinson is located in Lawrence County and lies 696 miles [1,120.1 km]<1> to the west of the Stinson that is located in Calhoun County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Stinson.
- Ontario
- This Stinson lies 543 miles [873.9 km]<1> to the north of the Stinson that is located in Calhoun County.
- Virginia
- Wythe County
- This Stinson is located in Wythe County and lies 120 miles [193.1 km]<1> to the south of the Stinson that is located in Calhoun County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wythe County community of Stinson.
- Wisconsin
- Outagamie 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 Wisconsin community of Stinson [Outagamie County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Stinson ...
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.
- Chloe
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Chloe is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chloe
- Dingy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Dingy is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingy
- Dink
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Euclid
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Euclid is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid
- Floe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Floe is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floe
- Lydia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mudfork
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Walnut
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
How Far From Stinson 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 Stinson to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Stinson and extending to:
- Grantsville, which is the Seat of Calhoun County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Stinson to Grantsville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 36 miles [57.9 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 217 miles [349.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,077 miles [9,780 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,790 miles [10,927.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,666 miles [7,509.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Stinson) 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Stinson 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 Stinson 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 Stinson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6565, Longitude: -81.0744 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.315 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.164 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.522 degrees. |
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