Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Fly Ferry:
  • 39.565353, -81.001774
  • 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 Fly Ferry

• 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 Monroe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County
  • Since Fly Ferry is near Tyler County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tyler County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Fly Ferry

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fly Ferry ...

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.

• Alexis
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Alexis is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexis
• Centerview ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Centerview is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerview
• Dairy
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Dairy is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dairy
• Everett
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Everett is located in Tyler County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
• Fly
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Fly is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly
• Friendly
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Friendly is located in Tyler County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
• Glass
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Glass is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glass
• Grandview
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Grandview is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
• Little
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Little is located in Tyler County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little
• Sistersville
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Sistersville is located in Tyler County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sistersville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,267 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sistersville <1>
• Stringtown ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Stringtown is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
• Trail Run ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Trail Run is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trail Run

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

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

• Woodsfield, which is the Seat of Monroe County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Fly Ferry to Woodsfield, with an average speed<3> 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.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 109 miles [175.4 km] to the west northwest (WNW). 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 217 miles [349.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,033 miles [9,709.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,750 miles [10,863.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,625 miles [7,443.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'