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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 Wileyville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wileyville 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 Wileyville:
- 39.630636, -80.673426
- 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 Wileyville
- 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 Wetzel County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wetzel County
- Since Wileyville is near Marshall County and also Tyler County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marshall County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tyler 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 Wileyville
Communities Also Named Wileyville ...
We found one communities that are also named Wileyville.
Within West Virginia, the name Wileyville is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, there is another community also named Wileyville in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New York
- Steuben County
- This Wileyville is located in Steuben County and lies 227 miles [365.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Wileyville that is located in Wetzel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Steuben County community of Wileyville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wileyville ...
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.
- Andy ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Andy is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andy
- Big Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Big Run is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
- Carbide
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Carbide is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbide
- Childs
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Childs is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs
- Dean
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dean is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean
- Five Points ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Five Points is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Four Mile
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Four Mile is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Mile
- Green Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Green Hill is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Halls Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Halls Mills is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Mills
- Kingstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Kingstown is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingstown
- Knob Fork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Knob Fork is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Fork
- Marion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Marion is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Peabody
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Peabody is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peabody
- Porters Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Porters Falls is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters Falls
- Reader
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Reader is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reader
- Uniontown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Uniontown is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Wheat
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wheat is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheat
How Far From Wileyville to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Wileyville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wileyville and extending to:
- New Martinsville, which is the Seat of Wetzel County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Wileyville to New Martinsville, with an average speed<2> 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 102 miles [164.2 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 200 miles [321.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,017 miles [9,683.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,733 miles [10,835.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,609 miles [7,417.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wileyville) 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 Wileyville 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 Wileyville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6306, Longitude: -80.6734 In this case, the coordinates for Wileyville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.039 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.995 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.016 degrees. |
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