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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 Tague, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tague 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 Tague:
- 38.701762, -80.915383
- 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 Tague
- 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 Braxton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Braxton County
- Since Tague is near Calhoun County and also Gilmer County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Calhoun County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gilmer 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 Tague
Curious and Interesting Names Near Tague ...
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.
- Chapel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chapel is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel
- Dingy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dingy is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingy
- Euclid
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Euclid is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid
- Floe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Floe is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floe
- Frametown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Frametown is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frametown
- Gassaway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- German ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- German is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German
- Home
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Home is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home
- Lydia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lydia is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lydia
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Mark ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mark is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mark
- Progress ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Progress is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Rosedale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rosedale is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Shadyside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shadyside is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside
- Shock
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Shock is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shock
- Walnut
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Walnut is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
How Far From Tague to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Tague to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Tague and extending to:
- Sutton, which is the Seat of Braxton County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Tague to Sutton, with an average speed<3> 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 45 miles [72.4 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 209 miles [336.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,068 miles [9,765.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,782 miles [10,914.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,657 miles [7,494.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Tague) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Tague 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 Tague. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7018, Longitude: -80.9154 In this case, the coordinates for Tague have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.218 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.059 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.438 degrees. |
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