Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Pricetown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pricetown and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Pricetown
- 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 Pricetown:
- 39.507585, -80.511480
- 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 Pricetown
- 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 Wetzel County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Wetzel County
- Since Pricetown is near Harrison County and also Marion County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Harrison County
- eBird sighting report for Marion 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 Pricetown ...
We found eight communities that share the name Pricetown.
There is one other community in West Virginia which is also named Pricetown.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In West Virginia ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Casey County
- This Pricetown is located in Casey County and lies 285 miles [458.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Pricetown that is located in Wetzel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Casey County community of Pricetown.
- Fayette County
- This Pricetown is located in Fayette County and lies 232 miles [373.4 km] to the west southwest of the Pricetown that is located in Wetzel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Pricetown.
- Louisiana
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Highland County
- This Pricetown is located in Highland County and lies 177 miles [284.9 km]<1> to the west of the Pricetown that is located in Wetzel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Highland County community of Pricetown.
- Mahoning County
- This Pricetown is located in Mahoning County and lies 114 miles [183.5 km] to the north of the Pricetown that is located in Wetzel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mahoning County community of Pricetown.
- Pennsylvania
- Kentucky
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pricetown ...
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.
- Alliance
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Archer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Big Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Brink
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Curtisville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Curtisville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtisville
- Curtisville is located in Marion County
- Deep Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deep Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Valley
- Deep Valley is located in Marion County
- Fallen Timber ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fallen Timber. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallen Timber
- Fallen Timber is located in Wetzel County
- Hazel
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Joetown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Kingstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Margaret
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Seven Pines
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seven Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Pines
- Seven Pines is located in Marion County
- Sincerity
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
How Far From Pricetown 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 Pricetown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pricetown and extending to:
- New Martinsville, which is the Seat of Wetzel County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Pricetown to New Martinsville, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 100 miles [160.9 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 190 miles [305.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,016 miles [9,681.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,731 miles [10,832.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,607 miles [7,414.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pricetown. 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pricetown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pricetown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5076, Longitude: -80.5115 In this case, the coordinates for Pricetown 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 Pricetown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Pricetown to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.945 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.869 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.987 degrees. |