Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Mount Everett:
  • 39.422574, -81.478178
  • 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 Mount Everett

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mount Everett ...

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.

• Central
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Central is located in Wood County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
• Churchtown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Churchtown is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchtown
• Cornerville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Cornerville is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerville
• Grand View
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Grand View is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View
• Locust Fork
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Locust Fork is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Fork
• Oak Grove
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Oak Grove is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Rainbow
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Rainbow is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow
• Rathbone
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Rathbone is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rathbone
• Riverview
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Riverview is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
• Ruraldale
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Ruraldale is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruraldale
• Sand Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Sand Hill is located in Wood County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
• Sandhill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Sandhill is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandhill
• Stanleyville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Stanleyville is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanleyville
• Unionville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Unionville is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville

How Far From Mount Everett 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 Mount Everett to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Mount Everett and extending to:

• Marietta, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 89 miles [143.2 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Mount Everett to Columbus, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 240 miles [386.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,059 miles [9,751 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,776 miles [10,904.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,652 miles [7,486.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'