Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Wewanta, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wewanta and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Wewanta
- 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 Wewanta:
- 38.088174, -82.192789
- 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 Wewanta
- 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 Lincoln County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
- Since Wewanta is near Wayne County and also Logan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Wayne County
- eBird sighting report for Logan 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wewanta ...
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.
- Bradyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bradyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradyville
- Bradyville is located in Lincoln County
- Cove Gap
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Gap
- Cove Gap is located in Wayne County
- Cuzzie
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Eden Park ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Fourteen ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Gill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Harts
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harts have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harts
- Harts is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harts <2>
- Minerva
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Price
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Ranger
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ranger have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranger
- Ranger is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ranger <2>
- Rockville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Spears ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Wewanta 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 Wewanta to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Wewanta and extending to:
- Hamlin, which is the Seat of Lincoln County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Wewanta to Hamlin, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 35 miles [56.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 284 miles [457.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,148 miles [9,894.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,862 miles [11,043.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,738 miles [7,625.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wewanta. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Lincoln County: www.co.lincoln.wv.us/
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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- Wewanta) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wewanta. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0882, Longitude: -82.1928 |
| <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 Wewanta 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 311.006 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.868 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.188 degrees. |