Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Nettle Hill:
  • 39.796721, -80.382905
  • 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 Nettle Hill

• 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 Nettle Hill is near Monongalia County and also Marshall 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 Marshall 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 Nettle Hill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Nettle Hill ...

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
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Bluff is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bluff
  • From Nettle Hill to Bluff
• Buzz
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Buzz is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzz
• Deep Valley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Deep Valley is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Valley
• Hero
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Hero is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hero
• Jollytown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jollytown is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jollytown
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Jollytown
  • From Nettle Hill to Jollytown
• Maple
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Maple is located in Monongalia County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Maple
  • From Nettle Hill to Maple
• New Freeport
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 Nettle Hill to New Freeport
• Pine Bank
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Pine Bank is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Bank
• Quiet Dell
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Quiet Dell is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiet Dell
• Rush Crossroads
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Rush Crossroads is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Crossroads
• Sandrock
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Sandrock is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandrock
• Triumph
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Triumph is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triumph
• Windy Gap
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Windy Gap is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Gap

How Far From Nettle Hill to ...

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

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

• Waynesburg, which is the Seat of Greene County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Nettle Hill to Waynesburg, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 188 miles [302.6 km] to the east (E). 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 189 miles [304.2 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 4,589 miles [7,385.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'