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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 Wyoma, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wyoma 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 Wyoma:
    • 38.763416, -82.128755
    • 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 Wyoma
  • 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 Mason County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Mason County
    • Since Wyoma is near Gallia County and also Putnam County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Gallia County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Putnam 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 Wyoma

Communities Also Named Wyoma ...

We found two communities that are also named Wyoma.

Within West Virginia, the name Wyoma is unique.

Beyond West Virginia, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Marion County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Wyoma [Marion County].
    • Massachusetts
      • Essex County
      • This Wyoma is located in Essex County and lies 638 miles [1,026.8 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Wyoma that is located in Mason County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Essex County community of Wyoma.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wyoma ...

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.

  • Couch
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Couch is located in Mason County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couch
  • Eureka
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Eureka is located in Gallia County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
  • Evans Heights
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Evans Heights is located in Gallia County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Heights
  • Fivemile
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Fivemile is located in Mason County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivemile
  • Green Acres
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Green Acres is located in Gallia County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
  • Hedgewood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hedgewood is located in Gallia County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgewood
  • Heights
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Heights is located in Mason County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heights
  • Holiday Hills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Holiday Hills is located in Gallia County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
  • Lawnview
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Lawnview is located in Gallia County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawnview
  • Mapleshade
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Mapleshade is located in Gallia County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleshade
  • Meadow Look
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Meadow Look is located in Gallia County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Look
  • Orchard Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Orchard Hill is located in Gallia County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hill
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Point Pleasant
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Pondlick
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Pondlick is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondlick
    • Raccoon Island
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Raccoon Island is located in Gallia County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raccoon Island
    • Willow Woods
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Willow Woods is located in Gallia County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Woods

How Far From Wyoma to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Wyoma to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wyoma and extending to:

  • Point Pleasant, which is the Seat of Mason County, lies just to the North.
  • Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 39 miles [62.8 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Wyoma to Charleston, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 274 miles [441 km] to the east (E). 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 16 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,115 miles [9,841.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,832 miles [10,995 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,707 miles [7,575.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Wyoma 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.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Wyoma) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Wyoma 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 Wyoma. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7634, Longitude: -82.1288       In this case, the coordinates for Wyoma have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.956 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.911 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.947 degrees.