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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 Willis Branch, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Willis Branch 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 Willis Branch:
- 37.893723, -81.262605
- 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 Willis Branch
- 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 Fayette County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette County
- Since Willis Branch is near Raleigh County and also Kanawha County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Raleigh County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kanawha 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 Willis Branch
Curious and Interesting Names Near Willis Branch ...
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.
- Clear Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Clear Creek is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek
- Cranberry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cranberry is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry
- Dry Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Dry Hill is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Hill
- Glen Jean
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Harper
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Harper Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Harper Heights is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper Heights
- Hilltop
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hilltop is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Lee
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lee is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
- Lively
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lively is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lively
- Long Branch
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Long Branch is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
- Maple Fork
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Fork is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Fork
- Mount Hope
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Packs Branch
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Packs Branch is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packs Branch
- Price Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Price Hill is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Hill
- Prosperity
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Prosperity is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
- Redstar
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Redstar is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redstar
- Roseville ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Roseville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Scarbro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sun
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sun is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun
- Turkey Knob
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Turkey Knob is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Knob
How Far From Willis Branch 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 Willis Branch to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Willis Branch and extending to:
- Fayetteville, which is the Seat of Fayette County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Willis Branch to Fayetteville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 37 miles [59.5 km] to the north northwest (NNW). 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 238 miles [383 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,118 miles [9,846 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,830 miles [10,991.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,705 miles [7,572 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Willis Branch) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Willis Branch 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 Willis Branch. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8937, Longitude: -81.2626 In this case, the coordinates for Willis Branch have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.446 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.20 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.852 degrees. |
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