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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 Tannery, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tannery 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 Tannery:
    • 39.051497, -78.957250
    • 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 Tannery
  • 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

Communities Also Named Tannery ...

We found ten communities that share the name Tannery.

There is one other community in West Virginia which is also named Tannery.

Beyond West Virginia, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, nine are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In West Virginia ...
    • Preston County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Tannery [Preston County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kentucky
      • Lewis County
      • This Tannery is located in Lewis County and lies 231 miles [371.8 km]<2> to the west of the Tannery that is located in Hardy County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis County community of Tannery.
    • Maryland
      • Allegany County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Tannery [Allegany County].
      • Carroll County
      • This Tannery is located in Carroll County and lies 113 miles [181.9 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Tannery that is located in Hardy County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Tannery.
    • Ontario
      • This Tannery lies 447 miles [719.4 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Tannery that is located in Hardy County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Carbon County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Tannery [Carbon County].
      • Indiana County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Tannery [Indiana County].
      • Luzerne County
      • This Tannery is located in Luzerne County and lies 217 miles [349.2 km]<2> to the northeast of the Tannery that is located in Hardy County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Luzerne County community of Tannery.
      • Potter County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Tannery [Potter County].
    • Wisconsin
      • Lincoln County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Tannery [Lincoln County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Tannery ...

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.

  • Arthur
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
    • Arthur is located in Grant County
  • Bass
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bass have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass
    • Bass is located in Hardy County
  • Bean Settlement
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bean Settlement have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bean Settlement
    • Bean Settlement is located in Hardy County
  • Fisher
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fisher have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
    • Fisher is located in Hardy County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fisher <4>
  • Fort Run
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Run
    • Fort Run is located in Hardy County
  • Lost City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lost City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost City
    • Lost City is located in Hardy County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lost City <4>
  • Meadow
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow
    • Meadow is located in Hardy County
  • Medley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Needmore
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Needmore have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
    • Needmore is located in Hardy County
  • Town Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Town Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Hill
    • Town Hill is located in Grant County
  • Walnut Bottom
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Bottom have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Bottom
    • Walnut Bottom is located in Hardy County

How Far From Tannery 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 Tannery to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Tannery and extending to:

  • Moorefield, which is the Seat of Hardy County, lies just to the Northwest.
  • Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 151 miles [243 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Tannery to Charleston, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 103 miles [165.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,972 miles [9,611 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,682 miles [10,753.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,558 miles [7,335.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Tannery. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Tannery 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.
<2>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- Tannery) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Tannery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0515, Longitude: -78.9573       In this case, the coordinates for Tannery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Tannery to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.023 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.751 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.472 degrees.









 

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