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Discover Wharton in United States

Wharton in the region of West Virginia is a town located in United States - some 260 mi or ( 419 km ) West of Washington , the country's capital .

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Local time in Wharton is now 10:41 AM (Thursday) . 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, Accoville, and Amherstdale. 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 Wharton ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Whitewater Rafting (Beast of the East)

2:55 min by dstar60
Views: 442405 Rating: 4.51

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

0:56 min by opossumcreek
Views: 827 Rating: 5.00

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

1:06 min by JOHNNY EMBRY
Views: 294 Rating: 0.00

my right to life trip to washington,my return to lousville,ky from reliegh-durm ..

Great Day Fishing

6:09 min by Ike FauBer
Views: 182 Rating: 5.00

Bass Fishing ..


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Interesting facts about this location

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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 37.80 -81.66 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: 1972 disasters, 1972 floods, 1972 in West Virginia, 1972 in the United States, Coal mining disasters in West Virginia, Dam disasters in the United States, Disasters in West Virginia, Environmental disasters in the United States, History of West Virginia, Logan County, West Virginia, Waste disposal incidents

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.

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Located at 37.94 -81.54 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: 2010 disasters in the United States, 2010 in West Virginia, 2010 mining disasters, Coal mining disasters in West Virginia, Massey Energy, Raleigh County, West Virginia

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.

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Located at 38.02 -81.72 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: 1847 establishments in the United States, Boone County, West Virginia, Charleston, West Virginia metropolitan area, West Virginia counties

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.

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Located at 37.98 -81.53 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Charleston, West Virginia metropolitan area, Coal towns, Populated places in Boone County, West Virginia, Towns in West Virginia

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.

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Located at 38.01 -81.56 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Charleston, West Virginia metropolitan area, Populated places in Boone County, West Virginia, Towns in West Virginia