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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 Tabb, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tabb 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 Tabb:
- 39.513987, -77.967776
- 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 Tabb
- 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 Berkeley County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Berkeley County
- Since Tabb is near Washington County and also Jefferson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson 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 Tabb
Communities Also Named Tabb ...
We found one communities that are also named Tabb.
Within West Virginia, the name Tabb is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, there is another community also named Tabb in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Virginia
- York County
- This Tabb is located in York County and lies 184 miles [296.1 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Tabb that is located in Berkeley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Tabb.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Tabb ...
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.
- Falling Waters
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Falling Waters Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Falling Waters Ferry is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Waters Ferry
- Files Crossroad
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Files Crossroad is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Files Crossroad
- Georgetown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Georgetown is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Grubbs Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Grubbs Corner is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubbs Corner
- Hedgesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Irish Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Irish Hill is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irish Hill
- Jones Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jones Springs is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Springs
- Little Georgetown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Little Georgetown is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Georgetown
- Martinsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pikeside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pikeside is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeside
- Spring Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Spring Mills is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mills
- Swan Pond
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Swan Pond is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Pond
- Tomahawk
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Tomahawk is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
How Far From Tabb 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 Tabb to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Tabb once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Tabb and extending to:
- Martinsburg, which is the Seat of Berkeley County, lies just to the South.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 212 miles [341.2 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Tabb to Charleston, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 65 miles [104.6 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,910 miles [9,511.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,620 miles [10,653.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,496 miles [7,235.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Tabb) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 Tabb, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Tabb 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 Tabb. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5140, Longitude: -77.9678 In this case, the coordinates for Tabb have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.405 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.119 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.875 degrees. |
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