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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 Triplett, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Triplett and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Triplett:
    • 38.839422, -81.297321
    • 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 Triplett
  • 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 Triplett ...

We found five communities that share the name Triplett.

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

Beyond West Virginia, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Located In West Virginia ...
    • Clay County
      • This Triplett is located in Clay County and lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Triplett that is located in Roane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Triplett.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Wilkes County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Triplett [Wilkes County].
    • Kentucky
      • Rowan County
      • This Triplett is located in Rowan County and lies 119 miles [191.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Triplett that is located in Roane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rowan County community of Triplett.
    • Missouri
      • Chariton County
      • This Triplett is located in Chariton County and lies 638 miles [1,026.8 km]<1> to the west of the Triplett that is located in Roane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chariton County community of Triplett.
    • North Carolina
      • Watauga County
      • This Triplett is located in Watauga County and lies 182 miles [292.9 km]<1> to the south of the Triplett that is located in Roane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Watauga County community of Triplett.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Triplett ...

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.

  • Adam
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adam have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adam
    • Adam is located in Calhoun County
  • Beaverdam
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaverdam have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdam
    • Beaverdam is located in Wirt County
  • Evelyn ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evelyn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evelyn
    • Evelyn is located in Wirt County
  • Grace
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grace have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
    • Grace is located in Roane County
  • Green Acres
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
    • Green Acres is located in Roane County
  • Leaning Oak
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leaning Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaning Oak
    • Leaning Oak is located in Roane County
  • Leatherbark
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leatherbark have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherbark
    • Leatherbark is located in Calhoun County
  • Liberty Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
    • Liberty Hill is located in Calhoun County
  • Nancy Run
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nancy Run have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nancy Run
    • Nancy Run is located in Roane County
  • Otto
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otto have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
    • Otto is located in Roane County
  • Pink
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink
    • Pink is located in Calhoun County
  • Quiet Vale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quiet Vale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiet Vale
    • Quiet Vale is located in Roane County
  • Reedyville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reedyville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedyville
    • Reedyville is located in Roane County
  • Walnut Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
    • Walnut Grove is located in Roane County

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

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

  • Spencer, which is the Seat of Roane County, lies just to the Southwest.
  • Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Triplett to Charleston, with an average speed<4> 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 229 miles [368.5 km] to the east (E). 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,078 miles [9,781.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,793 miles [10,932.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,668 miles [7,512.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Triplett. 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>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- Triplett) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Triplett. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8394, Longitude: -81.2973       In this case, the coordinates for Triplett have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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 Triplett 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.
<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 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 Triplett to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.446 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.34 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.558 degrees.









 

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