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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 Wellington Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wellington Heights 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 Wellington Heights:
- 39.141716, -80.067051
- 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 Wellington Heights
- 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 Barbour County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Barbour County
- Since Wellington Heights is near Taylor County and also Upshur County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Taylor County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Upshur 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 Wellington Heights
Communities Also Named Wellington Heights ...
We found four communities that are also named Wellington Heights.
Within West Virginia, the name Wellington Heights is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Los Angeles County
- This Wellington Heights is located in Los Angeles County and lies 2,126 miles [3,421.5 km]<1> to the west of the Wellington Heights that is located in Barbour County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Wellington Heights.
- Illinois
- Will County
- This Wellington Heights is located in Will County and lies 458 miles [737.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Wellington Heights that is located in Barbour County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Will County community of Wellington Heights.
- Indiana
- Shelby County
- This Wellington Heights is located in Shelby County and lies 305 miles [490.8 km]<1> to the west of the Wellington Heights that is located in Barbour County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Wellington Heights.
- Virginia
- Fairfax County
- This Wellington Heights is located in Fairfax County and lies 164 miles [263.9 km]<1> to the east of the Wellington Heights that is located in Barbour County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfax County community of Wellington Heights.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wellington Heights ...
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.
- Boulder
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Boulder is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder
- Century Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Century Junction is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Century Junction
- Elk City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Fox Hall ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fox Hall is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hall
- Hopewell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hopewell is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Independence
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Independence is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Longview
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Longview is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Mount Liberty
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Liberty is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Liberty
- Pepper
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Union
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Wellington Heights 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 Wellington Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wellington Heights and extending to:
- Philippi, which is the Seat of Barbour County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 100 miles [160.9 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Wellington Heights to Charleston, with an average speed<2>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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 163 miles [262.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,014 miles [9,678.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,727 miles [10,826.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,602 miles [7,406.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wellington Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Wellington Heights 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 Wellington Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1417, Longitude: -80.0671 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.689 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.522 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.92 degrees. |
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