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Whitesville in the region of West Virginia with its 514 inhabitants is a town in United States - some 251 mi or ( 404 km ) West of Washington , the country's capital city .
Current time in Whitesville is now 10:11 AM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " America/New York " with a UTC offset of -4 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Ironton, Christiansburg, Radford, Ameagle, and Arnett. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Ironton . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Whitesville ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
Whitewater Rafting (Beast of the East)
White water rafting on the Gauley river in West Virginia. Rated #7 in the world, this river is crazy! One of the "must do" before your old things. ..
New River Birding and Nature Festival Swainson's trip
Swainson's Warbler singing during field trip. Video by Bill Thompson III ie Bill of the Birds. He was the trip leader and located the bird on a perch above a Rhododendron thicket. Everyone in the grou ..
totally beatiful view at 34000 feet,breath taking
my right to life trip to washington,my return to lousville,ky from reliegh-durm ..
New River Gorge 2008
Our trip to West Virginia. This is looking out over the New River. The bridge is open for BASE jumping once a year. ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Whitesville, West Virginia
Whitesville is a town and former coal town in Boone County, West Virginia, United States, along the Big Coal River. The population was 514 at the 2010 census. Whitesville was incorporated on August 15, 1935 by the Boone County Circuit Court. It is named for B. W. White, a prominent early settler in the area. Whitesville was formerly known as Jarrold's Valley and Pritchard City.
Located at 37.98 -81.53 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Upper Big Branch Mine disaster
The Upper Big Branch Mine disaster occurred on April 5, 2010 roughly 1,000 feet underground in Raleigh County, West Virginia at Massey Energy's Upper Big Branch coal mine located in Montcoal. Twenty-nine out of thirty-one miners at the site were killed. The explosion occurred at 3:27 pm. The accident was the worst in the United States since 1970, when 38 miners were killed at Finley Coal Company's No. 15 and 16 mines in Hyden, Kentucky.
Located at 37.94 -81.54 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Sylvester, West Virginia
Sylvester is a town in Boone County, West Virginia, United States, along the Big Coal River. The population was 160 at the 2010 census. Sylvester was incorporated on April 11, 1952 by the Boone County Circuit Court.
Located at 38.01 -81.56 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Boone County, West Virginia
Boone County is a county located in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 24,629. Its county seat is Madison. Boone County was formed in 1847 from parts of Kanawha, Cabell, and Logan Counties and named for Daniel Boone, noted hunter and explorer, whose home was in the Great Kanawha Valley from 1789 to 1795. Boone County is part of the Charleston, WV metropolitan area which has a 2006 Census population estimate of 305,526 people.
Located at 38.02 -81.72 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Memorial Tunnel
The Memorial Tunnel is a 2,802 feet two-lane vehicular tunnel that formerly carried the West Virginia Turnpike through/under Paint Creek Mountain in Standard, West Virginia in Kanawha County. Closed to interstate traffic since 1987, the tunnel serves as the Center for National Response for military first responders to train for various situations that may arise in such a location without alarming the general public.
Located at 38.13 -81.42 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
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