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Pettus in the region of West Virginia is a town located in United States - some 252 mi or ( 406 km ) West of Washington , the country's capital .
Local time in Pettus is now 03:55 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " America/New York " with a UTC offset of -4 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Ironton, Christiansburg, Radford, Ameagle, and Arnett. When in this area, you might want to check out Ironton . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Pettus ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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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
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 2 km away
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 3 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 6 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
Buffalo Creek Flood
The Buffalo Creek Flood was a disaster that occurred on February 26, 1972, when the Pittston Coal Company's coal slurry impoundment dam #3, located on a hillside in Logan County, West Virginia, USA, burst four days after having been declared 'satisfactory' by a federal mine inspector. The resulting flood unleashed approximately 132,000,000 US gallons of black waste water, cresting over 30 ft high, upon the residents of 16 coal mining hamlets in Buffalo Creek Hollow.
Located at 37.80 -81.66 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
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