Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Peewee, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Peewee and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Peewee
- 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 Peewee:
- 38.962654, -81.491595
- 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 Peewee
- 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 Wirt County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Wirt County
- Since Peewee is near Jackson County and also Roane County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- eBird sighting report for Roane 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
Communities Also Named Peewee ...
We found one communities that share the name Peewee.
Within West Virginia, the name Peewee is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, there is another community also named Peewee in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Peewee ...
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.
- Dukes
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - LeRoy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Liverpool
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverpool
- Liverpool is located in Jackson County
- Palestine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Palestine is located in Wirt County
- Reedy
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Rover
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Sandy Summit
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Summit
- Sandy Summit is located in Roane County
- Seaman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Sunflower
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Two Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Windy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy
- Windy is located in Wirt County
- Zackville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
How Far From Peewee to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Peewee to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Peewee and extending to:
- Elizabeth, which is the Seat of Wirt County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 43 miles [69.2 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Peewee to Charleston, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 239 miles [384.6 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,080 miles [9,784.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,796 miles [10,937.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,671 miles [7,517.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Peewee. 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Peewee) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Peewee. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9627, Longitude: -81.4916 |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 Peewee 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 310.562 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.49 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.603 degrees. |