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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 Tate, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tate 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 Tate:
    • 38.615932, -80.910937
    • 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 Tate
  • 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 Tate is near Clay County and also Calhoun 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 Calhoun 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 Tate

Communities Also Named Tate ...

We found ten communities that are also named Tate.

Within West Virginia, the name Tate is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Dallas 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 Alabama community of Tate [Dallas County].
    • Arkansas
      • Logan County
      • This Tate is located in Logan County and lies 763 miles [1,227.9 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Tate that is located in Braxton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of Tate.
    • Georgia
      • Pickens County
      • This Tate is located in Pickens County and lies 347 miles [558.4 km]<2> to the southwest of the Tate that is located in Braxton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pickens County community of Tate.
    • Kansas
      • Linn 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 Kansas community of Tate [Linn County].
    • Nebraska
      • Pawnee County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nebraska community of Tate [Pawnee County].
    • New Mexico
      • Union County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of Tate [Union County].
    • North Carolina
      • Rutherford County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Tate [Rutherford County].
    • Saskatchewan
      • This Tate lies 1,454 miles [2,340 km]<2> to the northwest of the Tate that is located in Braxton County.
    • Tennessee
      • Carroll County
      • This Tate is located in Carroll County and lies 453 miles [729 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Tate that is located in Braxton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Tate.
      • Wilson County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Tate [Wilson County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Tate ...

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.

  • Dingy
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Dingy is located in Braxton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingy
  • Duck
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Duck is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck
  • Floe
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Floe is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floe
  • Frame Knob ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Frame Knob is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frame Knob
  • Frametown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Frametown is located in Braxton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frametown
  • Groves
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Groves is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groves
  • Ira
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Ira is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
  • Meadville ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Meadville is located in Braxton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
  • Middle Run
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Middle Run is located in Braxton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Run
  • Shadyside
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Shadyside is located in Braxton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside
  • Strange Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Strange Creek is located in Braxton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strange Creek
  • Twistville ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Twistville is located in Braxton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twistville

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

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

  • Sutton, which is the Seat of Braxton County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Tate to Sutton, 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 42 miles [67.6 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 just about two full 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,072 miles [9,771.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,785 miles [10,919.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,660 miles [7,499.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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 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 Tate 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' (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- Tate) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Tate, 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 Tate 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 Tate. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6159, Longitude: -80.9109       In this case, the coordinates for Tate have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.217 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.046 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.465 degrees.