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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 Virginville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Virginville 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 Virginville:
- 40.292848, -80.523681
- 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 Virginville
- 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 Brooke County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Brooke County
- Since Virginville is near Washington County and also Jefferson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson 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 Virginville
Communities Also Named Virginville ...
We found one communities that are also named Virginville.
Within West Virginia, the name Virginville is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, there is another community also named Virginville in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Pennsylvania
- Berks County
- This Virginville is located in Berks County and lies 245 miles [394.3 km]<1> to the east of the Virginville that is located in Brooke County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berks County community of Virginville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Virginville ...
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.
- Arnold
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Arnold is located in Brooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Brilliant
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Brilliant is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brilliant
- Coketown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Coketown is located in Brooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coketown
- Deandale
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Deandale is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deandale
- Dutch Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Dutch Town is located in Brooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Town
- Eldersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Eldersville is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldersville
- Franklin
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Franklin is located in Brooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Frogtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Frogtown is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
- Georges Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Georges Run is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Run
- Independence
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Independence is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Longview Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Longview Heights is located in Brooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview Heights
- Louise
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Louise is located in Brooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Lower Ferry ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lower Ferry is located in Brooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Ferry
- Middle Ferry ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Middle Ferry is located in Brooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Ferry
- Mingo Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rabbit Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rabbit Hill is located in Brooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Hill
- Rockdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rockdale is located in Brooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Shank Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Shank Town is located in Brooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shank Town
How Far From Virginville 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 Virginville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Virginville and extending to:
- Wellsburg, which is the Seat of Brooke County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 146 miles [235 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Virginville to Charleston, with an average speed<3>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 209 miles [336.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,981 miles [9,625.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,700 miles [10,782.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,575 miles [7,362.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Virginville) 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 Virginville 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 Virginville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2928, Longitude: -80.5237 In this case, the coordinates for Virginville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.92 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.959 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.716 degrees. |
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