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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 Chloe, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Chloe 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 Chloe:
    • 38.692594, -81.086500
    • 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 Chloe
  • 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 Chloe ...

We found five communities that share the name Chloe.

Within West Virginia, the name Chloe is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kentucky
      • Pike 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 Kentucky community of Chloe [Pike County].
    • Louisiana
      • Calcasieu Parish
      • This Chloe is located in Calcasieu Parish and lies 898 miles [1,445.2 km]<2> to the southwest of the Chloe that is located in Calhoun County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calcasieu Parish community of Chloe.
    • Missouri
      • Saint Clair County
      • This Chloe is located in Saint Clair County and lies 684 miles [1,100.8 km]<2> to the west of the Chloe that is located in Calhoun County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Clair County community of Chloe.
    • Nebraska
      • Madison County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Madison County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Chloe.
    • New Mexico
      • Valencia 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 New Mexico community of Chloe [Valencia County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Chloe ...

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.

  • Beech
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beech have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
    • Beech is located in Calhoun County
  • Dingy
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dingy have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingy
    • Dingy is located in Braxton County
  • Dink
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dink have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dink
    • Dink is located in Clay County
  • Euclid
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Euclid have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid
    • Euclid is located in Calhoun County
  • Floe
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Floe have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floe
    • Floe is located in Clay County
  • Leatherbark
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leatherbark have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherbark
    • Leatherbark is located in Calhoun County
  • Liberty Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
    • Liberty Hill is located in Calhoun County
  • Lydia
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lydia have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lydia
    • Lydia is located in Clay County
  • Millstone
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millstone have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millstone
    • Millstone is located in Calhoun County
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Mudfork
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudfork
      • Mudfork is located in Calhoun County
    • Otto
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otto have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
      • Otto is located in Roane County
    • Rosedale
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosedale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
      • Rosedale is located in Braxton County
    • Sand Ridge
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
      • Sand Ridge is located in Calhoun County
    • Shock
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shock
      • Shock is located in Gilmer County
    • Walnut
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
      • Walnut is located in Calhoun County

How Far From Chloe to ...

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

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

  • Grantsville, which is the Seat of Calhoun County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Chloe to Grantsville, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day 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 southwest (SW). 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 218 miles [350.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,075 miles [9,776.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,789 miles [10,925.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,665 miles [7,507.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Chloe. 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>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 Chloe 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Chloe) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Chloe. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6926, Longitude: -81.0865       In this case, the coordinates for Chloe have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Chloe, 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 Chloe 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 310.322 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.177 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.515 degrees.









 

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