Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Wegee:
  • 39.962296, -80.769530
  • 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 Wegee

• 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 Belmont County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Belmont County
  • Since Wegee is near Marshall County and also Ohio County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marshall County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ohio 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 Wegee

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wegee ...

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.

• Anvil
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Anvil is located in Belmont County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anvil
• Businessburg
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Businessburg is located in Belmont County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Businessburg
• Echo
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Echo is located in Belmont County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
• Grave Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Grave Creek is located in Marshall County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grave Creek
• Key
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Key is located in Belmont County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key
• Limestone
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Limestone is located in Marshall County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
• Moundsville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Moundsville is located in Marshall County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moundsville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,117 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moundsville <1>
• Mozart
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Mozart is located in Marshall County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mozart
• Mozart Meadows
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Mozart Meadows is located in Marshall County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mozart Meadows
• Riverview
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Riverview is located in Belmont County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
• Shadyside
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Shadyside is located in Belmont County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,513 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shadyside <1>

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

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

• Saint Clairsville, which is the Seat of Belmont County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Wegee to Saint Clairsville, 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.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 117 miles [188.3 km] to the west (W). 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 212 miles [341.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,006 miles [9,665.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,724 miles [10,821.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,599 miles [7,401.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'