Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Deerwalk, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Deerwalk and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Deerwalk
- 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 Deerwalk:
- 39.253965, -81.327894
- 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 Deerwalk
- 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 Wood County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Wood County
- Since Deerwalk is near Pleasants County and also Ritchie County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Pleasants County
- eBird sighting report for Ritchie 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Deerwalk ...
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.
- Cluster
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Freeport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Freeport is located in Wirt County
- Horseneck
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Liberty Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hills
- Liberty Hills is located in Wood County
- Murphytown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murphytown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphytown
- Murphytown is located in Wood County
- Nutter Farm
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nutter Farm have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutter Farm
- Nutter Farm is located in Ritchie County
- Oil Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oil Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Spring
- Oil Spring is located in Ritchie County
- Petroleum
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Ponderosa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Continue List (6 more) ...
- Red Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Sandhill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Schultz
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Tallyho
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Valley Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Mills
- Valley Mills is located in Wood County
- Willow Island
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Island
- Willow Island is located in Pleasants County
- Red Hill
How Far From Deerwalk 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 Deerwalk to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Deerwalk and extending to:
- Parkersburg, which is the Seat of Wood County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Deerwalk to Parkersburg, with an average speed<3> 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 64 miles [103 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 231 miles [371.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,060 miles [9,752.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,777 miles [10,906.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,652 miles [7,486.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Deerwalk. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Wood County: www.woodcountywv.com/
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Deerwalk) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Deerwalk. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2540, Longitude: -81.3279 In this case, the coordinates for Deerwalk have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Deerwalk to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.453 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.41 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.434 degrees. |