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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 Woosley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Woosley 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 Woosley:
- 37.520510, -81.588655
- 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 Woosley
- 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 Wyoming County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wyoming County
- Since Woosley is near McDowell County and also Mingo County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for McDowell County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mingo 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 Woosley
Communities Also Named Woosley ...
We found one communities that are also named Woosley.
Within West Virginia, the name Woosley is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, there is another community also named Woosley in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Texas
- Rains County
- This Woosley is located in Rains County and lies 866 miles [1,393.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Woosley that is located in Wyoming County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rains County community of Woosley.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Woosley ...
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.
- Antler
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Antler is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antler
- Davy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Davy is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 324 people
- Fanny
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fanrock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fanrock is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanrock
- Glover
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Glover is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
- Hemphill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hemphill is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemphill
- Marine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Marine is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marine
- Marytown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Marytown is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marytown
- Twin Branch
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Twin Branch is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Branch
- Wyoming
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
How Far From Woosley 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 Woosley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Woosley and extending to:
- Pineville, which is the Seat of Wyoming County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 57 miles [91.7 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Woosley to Charleston, with an average speed<2> 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 264 miles [424.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,149 miles [9,895.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,859 miles [11,038.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,735 miles [7,620.2 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Woosley) 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 Woosley 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 Woosley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5205, Longitude: -81.5887 In this case, the coordinates for Woosley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.648 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.376 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.108 degrees. |
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