Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Young, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Young and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Young
- 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 Young:
- 38.638978, -81.676795
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Young
- 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 Jackson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- Since Young is near Putnam County and also Kanawha County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Putnam County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Young ...
We found fifteen communities that share the name Young.
Within West Virginia, the name Young is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of another fifteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these fifteen communities, fourteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- Georgia
- Indiana
- Brown County
- This Young is located in Brown County and lies 251 miles [403.9 km]<1> to the west of the Young that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brown County community of Young.
- Morgan County
- This Young is located in Morgan County and lies 258 miles [415.2 km] to the west northwest of the Young that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Young.
- Vigo 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 Indiana community of Young [Vigo County].
- Michigan
- Mississippi
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oregon
- Saskatchewan
- This Young lies 1,469 miles [2,364.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Young that is located in Jackson County.
- Tennessee
- Giles 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 Tennessee community of Young [Giles County].
- White County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Young [White County].
- Texas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Young ...
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.
- Advent
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Edgar ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Emma
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Goldtown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Liberty
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Liberty is located in Putnam County
- Loop
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Mount Tell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Tell have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tell
- Mount Tell is located in Jackson County
- Plum Orchard
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plum Orchard have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Orchard
- Plum Orchard is located in Jackson County
- Romance
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romance
- Romance is located in Jackson County
How Far From Young 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 Young to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Young and extending to:
- Ripley, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Young to Ripley, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 20 miles [32.2 km] to the south (S). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 250 miles [402.3 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,102 miles [9,820.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,817 miles [10,970.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,693 miles [7,552.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Young. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
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- Young) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Young. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6390, Longitude: -81.6768 In this case, the coordinates for Young have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 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 Young 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> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Young, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Young to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.682 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.58 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.789 degrees. |