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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 Thurmond, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Thurmond 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 Thurmond:
- 37.959819, -81.080262
- 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 Thurmond
- 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 Fayette County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette County
- Since Thurmond is near Raleigh County and also Summers County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Raleigh County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Summers 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 Thurmond
Communities Also Named Thurmond ...
We found one communities that are also named Thurmond.
Within West Virginia, the name Thurmond is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, there is another community also named Thurmond in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- North Carolina
- Surry County
- This Thurmond is located in Surry County and lies 110 miles [177 km]<1> to the south of the Thurmond that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Surry County community of Thurmond.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Thurmond ...
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.
- Alaska ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Alaska is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaska
- Bowlin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bowlin is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlin
- Fire Creek ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Fire Creek is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fire Creek
- Glen Jean
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Greenstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Greenstown is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenstown
- Harvey
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hilltop
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hilltop is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Meadow Fork
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Meadow Fork is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Fork
- Prudence
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Prudence is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prudence
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Red Ash ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Red Ash is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Ash
- Redstar
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rocklick
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Rocklick is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocklick
- Rosedale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rosedale is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Rush Run ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Scarbro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
How Far From Thurmond 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 town such as Thurmond to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Thurmond and extending to:
- Fayetteville, which is the Seat of Fayette County, lies just to the North.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Thurmond to Charleston, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 228 miles [366.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,108 miles [9,829.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,819 miles [10,974.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,695 miles [7,555.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Thurmond) 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 Thurmond 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 Thurmond. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.9598, Longitude: -81.0803 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.335 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.083 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.753 degrees. |
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