Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 West Vindex:
  • 39.417597, -79.205592
  • 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.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on West Vindex

• 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 Garrett County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Garrett County
  • Since West Vindex is near Mineral County and also Allegany County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mineral County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Allegany 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for West Vindex

Curious and Interesting Names Near West Vindex ...

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.

• Blaine
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Blaine is located in Mineral County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
• Crosstown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Crosstown is located in Mineral County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosstown
• Deer Park
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Deer Park is located in Garrett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deer Park <1>
• Elk Garden
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Elk Garden is located in Mineral County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Garden
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elk Garden <1>
• Floyd
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Floyd is located in Garrett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
• Fricks Crossing
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Fricks Crossing is located in Garrett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fricks Crossing
• Green Glade
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Green Glade is located in Garrett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Glade
• Hartmansville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Hartmansville is located in Mineral County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartmansville
• Skyline
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Skyline is located in Mineral County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline
• Standard
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Standard is located in Garrett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standard
• Sulphur City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Sulphur City is located in Mineral County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur City

How Far From West Vindex to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as West Vindex to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in West Vindex and extending to:

• Oakland, which is the Seat of Garrett County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from West Vindex to Oakland, with an average speed<3> 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.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 148 miles [238.2 km] to the east (E). 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 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 121 miles [194.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,966 miles [9,601.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,678 miles [10,747.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,554 miles [7,329 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'