Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Whirlwind, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Whirlwind and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Whirlwind
- 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 Whirlwind:
- 37.927533, -82.142504
- 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 Whirlwind
- 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 Logan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Logan County
- Since Whirlwind is near Mingo County and also Lincoln County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Mingo County
- eBird sighting report for Lincoln 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 Whirlwind ...
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.
- Big Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
- Big Creek is located in Logan County
- Chapmanville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapmanville
- Chapmanville is located in Logan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,078 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chapmanville <1>
- Daisy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Diamond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Frogtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Fry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Halcyon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Harts
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harts have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
- Hedgeview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgeview
- Hedgeview is located in Logan County
- Kitchen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Parsley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Pecks Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pecks Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecks Mill
- Pecks Mill is located in Logan County
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Shamrock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Stone Branch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stone Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Branch
- Stone Branch is located in Logan County
- Sulphur Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sulphur Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Sulphur Springs is located in Logan County
- Sunset Court
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Court have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Court
- Sunset Court is located in Logan County
- Trace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Trace Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trace Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trace Junction
- Trace Junction is located in Logan County
- Shamrock
How Far From Whirlwind 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 Whirlwind to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Whirlwind and extending to:
- Logan, which is the Seat of Logan County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Whirlwind to Logan, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 40 miles [64.4 km] to the northeast (NE). 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 over 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 6,153 miles [9,902.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,867 miles [11,051.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,742 miles [7,631.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Whirlwind. 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Whirlwind) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Whirlwind. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.9275, Longitude: -82.1425 In this case, the coordinates for Whirlwind have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Whirlwind 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 310.978 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.812 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.216 degrees. |