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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 Warfield, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Warfield 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 Warfield:
    • 38.386769, -81.183722
    • 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 Warfield
  • 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 Clay County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Clay County
    • Since Warfield is near Kanawha County and also Nicholas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Kanawha County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Nicholas 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 Warfield

Communities Also Named Warfield ...

We found eight communities that are also named Warfield.

Within West Virginia, the name Warfield is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • British Columbia
      • This Warfield lies 1,945 miles [3,130.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Warfield that is located in Clay County.
    • California
      • Sonoma 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 California community of Warfield [Sonoma County].
    • Georgia
      • Putnam County
      • This Warfield is located in Putnam County and lies 372 miles [598.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Warfield that is located in Clay County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Warfield.
    • Kentucky
      • Martin County
      • This Warfield is located in Martin County and lies 77 miles [123.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Warfield that is located in Clay County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Martin County community of Warfield.
    • Maryland
      • Anne Arundel County
      • This Warfield is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 246 miles [395.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Warfield that is located in Clay County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Warfield.
      • Frederick County
      • This Warfield is located in Frederick County and lies 214 miles [344.4 km] to the east northeast of the Warfield that is located in Clay County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Warfield.
    • Texas
      • Midland County
      • This Warfield is located in Midland County and lies 1,265 miles [2,035.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Warfield that is located in Clay County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Midland County community of Warfield.
    • Virginia
      • Brunswick County
      • This Warfield is located in Brunswick County and lies 210 miles [338 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Warfield that is located in Clay County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brunswick County community of Warfield.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Warfield ...

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.

  • Acup
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Acup is located in Kanawha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acup
  • Clay
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Clay Junction
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Clay Junction is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Junction
  • Dixie
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Dixie is located in Nicholas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
  • Glen
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Glen is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen
  • Hartland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hartland is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
  • Heatherman ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Heatherman is located in Kanawha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatherman
  • Independence
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Independence is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
  • Jamestown ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jamestown is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
  • King
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • King is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
  • Morocco ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Morocco is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morocco
  • Pond Fork
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Pond Fork is located in Kanawha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Fork
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Pond Gap
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Pond Gap is located in Kanawha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Gap
    • Queen Shoals
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Queen Shoals is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen Shoals
    • Spangler
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Spangler is located in Kanawha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangler
    • Spread
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Spread is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spread
    • Two Run
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Two Run is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Run

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

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

  • Clay, which is the Seat of Clay County, lies just to the Northeast.
  • Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Warfield to Charleston, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 226 miles [363.7 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 6,093 miles [9,805.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,806 miles [10,953.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,682 miles [7,534.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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- Warfield) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Warfield 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Warfield 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 Warfield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3868, Longitude: -81.1837       In this case, the coordinates for Warfield have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.388 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.207 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.658 degrees.