Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Vernon, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Vernon and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Vernon
- 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 Vernon:
- 38.711213, -80.494254
- 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 Vernon
- 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 Braxton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Braxton County
- Since Vernon is near Webster County and also Lewis County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Webster County
- eBird sighting report for Lewis 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 Vernon ...
We found 49 communities that share the name Vernon.
There is one other community in West Virginia which is also named Vernon.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of another 48 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 48 communities, 47 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Located In West Virginia ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arizona
- British Columbia
- This Vernon lies 2,041 miles [3,284.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Vernon that is located in Braxton County.
- California
- Los Angeles County
- This Vernon is located in Los Angeles County and lies 2,108 miles [3,392.5 km]<1> to the west of the Vernon that is located in Braxton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Vernon.
- Stanislaus 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 California community of Vernon [Stanislaus County].
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- Florida
- Duval 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 Florida community of Vernon [Duval County].
- Washington County
- This Vernon is located in Washington County and lies 631 miles [1,015.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Vernon that is located in Braxton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Vernon.
- Georgia
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Jennings County
- This Vernon is located in Jennings County and lies 275 miles [442.6 km]<1> to the west of the Vernon that is located in Braxton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jennings County community of Vernon.
- Wabash 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 Indiana community of Vernon [Wabash County].
- Iowa
- Johnson County
- This Vernon is located in Johnson County and lies 620 miles [997.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Vernon that is located in Braxton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Vernon.
- Van Buren County
- This Vernon is located in Van Buren County and lies 618 miles [994.6 km] to the west northwest of the Vernon that is located in Braxton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Van Buren County community of Vernon.
- Kansas
- Allen 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 Kansas community of Vernon [Allen County].
- Cowley County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Cowley County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cowley County community of Vernon.
- Graham County
- This community is historic and although located in Graham County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Graham County community of Vernon.
- Ness 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 Kansas community of Vernon [Ness County].
- Woodson County
- This Vernon is located in Woodson County and lies 821 miles [1,321.3 km]<1> to the west of the Vernon that is located in Braxton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Woodson County community of Vernon.
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Jasper County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Vernon [Jasper County].
- Madison County
- This Vernon is located in Madison County and lies 694 miles [1,116.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Vernon that is located in Braxton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Vernon.
- Winston County
- This Vernon is located in Winston County and lies 615 miles [989.7 km] to the southwest of the Vernon that is located in Braxton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Winston County community of Vernon.
- Nevada
- New Jersey
- Camden County
- This Vernon is located in Camden County and lies 303 miles [487.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Vernon that is located in Braxton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Camden County community of Vernon.
- Sussex County
- This Vernon is located in Sussex County and lies 361 miles [581 km] to the east northeast of the Vernon that is located in Braxton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Vernon.
- New Mexico
- New York
- Ohio
- Lawrence County
- This Vernon is located in Lawrence County and lies 115 miles [185.1 km]<1> to the west of the Vernon that is located in Braxton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Vernon.
- Richland 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 Ohio community of Vernon [Richland County].
- Trumbull County
- This Vernon is located in Trumbull County and lies 184 miles [296.1 km] to the north of the Vernon that is located in Braxton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Trumbull County community of Vernon.
- Oklahoma
- Ontario
- This Vernon lies 514 miles [827.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Vernon that is located in Braxton County.
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Vernon ...
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.
- Bulltown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Falls Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Mill
- Falls Mill is located in Braxton County
- Fishers Crossing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fishers Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishers Crossing
- Fishers Crossing is located in Webster County
- Gregory
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Guardian
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Holly
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Joppa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Little Wildcat ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Wildcat have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Wildcat
- Little Wildcat is located in Lewis County
- Wildcat ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Vernon 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 Vernon to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Vernon and extending to:
- Sutton, which is the Seat of Braxton County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Vernon to Sutton, with an average speed<5> 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 66 miles [106.2 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 186 miles [299.3 km] to the east (E). 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 6,050 miles [9,736.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,763 miles [10,884 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,638 miles [7,464.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Vernon. 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Vernon) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Vernon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7112, Longitude: -80.4943 In this case, the coordinates for Vernon 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 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 Vernon 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 Vernon, 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 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 Vernon 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 309.962 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.77 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.253 degrees. |