Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Jollytown:
  • 39.728545, -80.323844
  • 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 Jollytown

• 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 Greene County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
  • Since Jollytown is near Monongalia County and also Wetzel County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Monongalia County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wetzel 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 Jollytown

Curious and Interesting Names Near Jollytown ...

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.

• Bluff
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Bluff is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bluff
  • From Jollytown to Bluff
• Brave
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Brave is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brave
• Buzz
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Buzz is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzz
• Crossroads
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Crossroads is located in Monongalia County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
• Hero
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Hero is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hero
• Hunting Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Hunting Hills is located in Monongalia County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Hills
• Maple
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Maple is located in Monongalia County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Maple
  • From Jollytown to Maple
• Miracle Run
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Miracle Run is located in Monongalia County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miracle Run
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Miracle Run
  • From Jollytown to Miracle Run
• New Freeport
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • New Freeport is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Freeport
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to New Freeport
  • From Jollytown to New Freeport
• Pine Bank
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Pine Bank is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Bank
• Sandrock
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Sandrock is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandrock
• Shamrock
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Shamrock is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
• Triumph
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Triumph is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triumph

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

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

• Waynesburg, which is the Seat of Greene County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Jollytown to Waynesburg, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 186 miles [299.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 184 miles [296.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,998 miles [9,652.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,714 miles [10,805.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,590 miles [7,386.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'