Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Pisgah, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pisgah and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Pisgah
- 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 Pisgah:
- 39.644803, -79.756720
- 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 Pisgah
- 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 Preston County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Preston County
- Since Pisgah is near Monongalia County and also Fayette County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Monongalia County
- eBird sighting report for Fayette 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 Pisgah ...
We found 28 communities that share the name Pisgah.
Within West Virginia, the name Pisgah is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of another 28 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Jackson County
- This Pisgah is located in Jackson County and lies 478 miles [769.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Pisgah that is located in Preston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Pisgah.
- Limestone County
- This Pisgah is located in Limestone County and lies 507 miles [815.9 km] to the southwest of the Pisgah that is located in Preston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Limestone County community of Pisgah.
- Montgomery County
- This Pisgah is located in Montgomery County and lies 636 miles [1,023.5 km] to the southwest of the Pisgah that is located in Preston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Pisgah.
- Arkansas
- Pike County
- This Pisgah is located in Pike County and lies 854 miles [1,374.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Pisgah that is located in Preston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Pisgah.
- Pope County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Pisgah [Pope County].
- Yell County
- This Pisgah is located in Yell County and lies 800 miles [1,287.5 km] to the west southwest of the Pisgah that is located in Preston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yell County community of Pisgah.
- California
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Iowa
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maryland
- Mississippi
- Greene County
- This Pisgah is located in Greene County and lies 766 miles [1,232.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Pisgah that is located in Preston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Pisgah.
- Prentiss County
- This Pisgah is located in Prentiss County and lies 593 miles [954.3 km] to the west southwest of the Pisgah that is located in Preston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prentiss County community of Pisgah.
- Rankin County
- This Pisgah is located in Rankin County and lies 750 miles [1,207 km] to the southwest of the Pisgah that is located in Preston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rankin County community of Pisgah.
- Missouri
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- DeKalb County
- This Pisgah is located in DeKalb County and lies 423 miles [680.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Pisgah that is located in Preston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Pisgah.
- Giles County
- This Pisgah is located in Giles County and lies 498 miles [801.5 km] to the southwest of the Pisgah that is located in Preston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Giles County community of Pisgah.
- Shelby County
- This Pisgah is located in Shelby County and lies 627 miles [1,009.1 km] to the west southwest of the Pisgah that is located in Preston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Pisgah.
- Weakley County
- This Pisgah is located in Weakley County and lies 536 miles [862.6 km] to the west southwest of the Pisgah that is located in Preston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weakley County community of Pisgah.
- Texas
- Nacogdoches County
- This Pisgah is located in Nacogdoches County and lies 991 miles [1,594.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Pisgah that is located in Preston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nacogdoches County community of Pisgah.
- Navarro County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Navarro County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Navarro County community of Pisgah.
- Virginia
- Augusta County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Pisgah [Augusta County].
- Tazewell County
- This Pisgah is located in Tazewell County and lies 200 miles [321.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Pisgah that is located in Preston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tazewell County community of Pisgah.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pisgah ...
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.
- Bull Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Cascade
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Cheat Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cheat Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheat Lake
- Cheat Lake is located in Monongalia County
- Cheat Neck
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cheat Neck have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheat Neck
- Cheat Neck is located in Monongalia County
- Florence ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Greystone
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Hopewell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Ices Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ices Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ices Ferry
- Ices Ferry is located in Monongalia County
- Laurel Run
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel Run have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Run
- Laurel Run is located in Preston County
- Little Sandy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sandy
- Little Sandy is located in Preston County
- Masontown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Masontown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masontown
- Masontown is located in Preston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 537 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Masontown <5>
- Rockville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Sugar Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Valley
- Sugar Valley is located in Preston County
- Sunset Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Beach
- Sunset Beach is located in Monongalia County
How Far From Pisgah 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 Pisgah to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pisgah and extending to:
- Kingwood, which is the Seat of Preston County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Pisgah to Kingwood, with an average speed<6> 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 134 miles [215.7 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 154 miles [247.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,979 miles [9,622.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,693 miles [10,771.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,569 miles [7,353.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pisgah. 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pisgah) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pisgah. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6448, Longitude: -79.7567 In this case, the coordinates for Pisgah have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Pisgah, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Pisgah could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Pisgah to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.479 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.359 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.606 degrees. |