Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Prairietown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Prairietown and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Prairietown

• 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 Prairietown:
  • 38.346755, -82.175142
  • 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 Prairietown

• 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 Cabell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Cabell County
  • Since Prairietown is near Lincoln County and also Putnam County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
  • eBird sighting report for Putnam 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 Prairietown ...

We found one communities that share the name Prairietown.

Within West Virginia, the name Prairietown is unique.

Beyond West Virginia, there is another community also named Prairietown in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Illinois
    • Madison County
    • This Prairietown is located in Madison County and lies 419 miles [674.3 km]<1> to the west of the Prairietown that is located in Cabell County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Prairietown.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Prairietown ...

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.

• Blue Sulphur
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Sulphur have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Sulphur
  • Blue Sulphur is located in Cabell County
• Fudges Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fudges Creek
  • Fudges Creek is located in Cabell County
• Indian Meadows
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Meadows
  • Indian Meadows is located in Cabell County
• Inez
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inez have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inez
  • Inez is located in Cabell County
• Martha
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martha have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martha
  • Martha is located in Cabell County
• Pleasant View
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
  • Pleasant View is located in Lincoln County
• Portersville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portersville
  • Portersville is located in Lincoln County
• Rolling Hills
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
  • Rolling Hills is located in Cabell County
• Salt Rock
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salt Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Rock
  • Salt Rock is located in Cabell County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salt Rock <3>
• Sarah
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sarah have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarah
  • Sarah is located in Cabell County

How Far From Prairietown 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 Prairietown to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Prairietown and extending to:

• Huntington, which is the Seat of Cabell County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Prairietown to Huntington, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 29 miles [46.7 km] to the east (E). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 279 miles [449 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
• The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,136 miles [9,874.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,851 miles [11,025.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,726 miles [7,605.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Prairietown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Cabell County: www.cabellcounty.org/

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/