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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 Withers, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Withers 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 Withers:
- 38.899811, -80.964552
- 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 Withers
- 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 Gilmer County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gilmer County
- Since Withers is near Calhoun County and also Ritchie County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Calhoun County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ritchie 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 Withers
Communities Also Named Withers ...
We found six communities that are also named Withers.
Within West Virginia, the name Withers is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Clinch County
- This Withers is located in Clinch County and lies 566 miles [910.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Withers that is located in Gilmer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinch County community of Withers.
- Kentucky
- Rockcastle County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Withers [Rockcastle County].
- North Carolina
- Stokes County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Withers [Stokes County].
- South Carolina
- Horry County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Withers [Horry County].
- Texas
- Bexar County
- This Withers is located in Bexar County and lies 1,200 miles [1,931.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Withers that is located in Gilmer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bexar County community of Withers.
- Virginia
- Washington County
- This Withers is located in Washington County and lies 162 miles [260.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Withers that is located in Gilmer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Withers.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Withers ...
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 Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Big Springs is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Cedarville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cedarville is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Five Forks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Five Forks is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Glenville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Grantsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hardman
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hardman is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardman
- Henrietta
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Henrietta is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Index ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Index is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Index
- Let ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Let is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Let
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Normantown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Sand Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Ridge is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
- Shock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Shock is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shock
- Stumptown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stumptown is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stumptown
- Tanner
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Tanner is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanner
How Far From Withers 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 Withers to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Withers and extending to:
- Glenville, which is the Seat of Gilmer County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 52 miles [83.7 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Withers to Charleston, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 211 miles [339.6 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,061 miles [9,754.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,776 miles [10,904.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,651 miles [7,485.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Withers) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Withers could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Withers 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 Withers. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8998, Longitude: -80.9646 In this case, the coordinates for Withers have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.242 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.116 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.393 degrees. |
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