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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 Teaberry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Teaberry 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 Teaberry:
- 37.770677, -80.440352
- 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 Teaberry
- 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 Greenbrier County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greenbrier County
- Since Teaberry is near Monroe County and also Alleghany County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Alleghany 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 Teaberry
Communities Also Named Teaberry ...
We found one communities that are also named Teaberry.
Within West Virginia, the name Teaberry is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, there is another community also named Teaberry in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Floyd County
- This Teaberry is located in Floyd County and lies 122 miles [196.3 km]<1> to the west of the Teaberry that is located in Greenbrier County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Floyd County community of Teaberry.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Teaberry ...
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.
- Crowfields
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Crowfields is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowfields
- Dickson
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Dickson is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson
- Hokes Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hokes Mill is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hokes Mill
- Hopper
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hopper is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopper
- Lewisburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Organ Cave
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Organ Cave is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Organ Cave
- Rockland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rockland is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Rolling Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rolling Hills is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
- Snowflake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Snowflake is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowflake
- Walnut Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Walnut Hills is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hills
How Far From Teaberry to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Teaberry to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Teaberry and extending to:
- Lewisburg, which is the Seat of Greenbrier County, lies just to the North.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 75 miles [120.7 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Teaberry to Charleston, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 200 miles [321.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,090 miles [9,800.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,798 miles [10,940.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,675 miles [7,523.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Teaberry) 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> | 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 Teaberry 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 Teaberry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.7707, Longitude: -80.4404 In this case, the coordinates for Teaberry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.956 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.623 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.545 degrees. |
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