Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Price, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Price and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Price
- 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 Price:
- 39.708135, -80.128401
- 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 Price
- 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 Monongalia County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Monongalia County
- Since Price is near Greene County and also Fayette County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Greene 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 Price ...
We found 28 communities that share the name Price.
There is one other community in West Virginia which is also named Price.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of another 27 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 27 communities, 25 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Located In West Virginia ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- Garland County
- This Price is located in Garland County and lies 791 miles [1,273 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Price that is located in Monongalia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Garland County community of Price.
- Marion County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Price [Marion County].
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- New Brunswick
- This Price lies 878 miles [1,413 km]<1> to the northeast of the Price that is located in Monongalia County.
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Oklahoma
- Ontario
- This Price lies 656 miles [1,055.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Price that is located in Monongalia County.
- Oregon
- Quebec
- This Price lies 853 miles [1,372.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Price that is located in Monongalia County.
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Lauderdale County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Price [Lauderdale County].
- White County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Price [White County].
- Texas
- Delta County
- This Price is located in Delta County and lies 967 miles [1,556.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Price that is located in Monongalia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delta County community of Price.
- Jefferson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Price [Jefferson County].
- Rusk County
- This Price is located in Rusk County and lies 977 miles [1,572.3 km] to the west southwest of the Price that is located in Monongalia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rusk County community of Price.
- Utah
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Price ...
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.
- Bobtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Brave
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Core
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Crown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Fairchance
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairchance have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairchance
- Fairchance is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,888 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairchance <5>
- Georgetown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Georgetown is located in Monongalia County
- Gump
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Jakes Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Kirby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby
- Kirby is located in Greene County (PA)
- Maidsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maidsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maidsville
- Maidsville is located in Monongalia County
- Miracle Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miracle Run have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miracle Run
- Miracle Run is located in Monongalia County
- Ragtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Continue List (5 more) ...
- Randall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Rosedale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Sandy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Shamrock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Star City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Randall
How Far From Price to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Price to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Price and extending to:
- Morgantown, which is the Seat of Monongalia County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Price to Morgantown, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 123 miles [197.9 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 174 miles [280 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,991 miles [9,641.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,707 miles [10,793.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,582 miles [7,374 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Price. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Monongalia County: www.co.monongalia.wv.us/
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Price) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Price. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7081, Longitude: -80.1284 In this case, the coordinates for Price have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Price 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. |
| <3> | 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 Price, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Price 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 309.703 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.624 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.747 degrees. |