Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Windy Gap:
  • 39.796192, -80.453686
  • 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 Windy Gap

• 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 Windy Gap is near Marshall County and also Wetzel 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 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 Windy Gap

Communities Also Named Windy Gap ...

We found one communities that are also named Windy Gap.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Windy Gap is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Windy Gap in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • North Carolina
    • Wilkes County
    • This Windy Gap is located in Wilkes County and lies 255 miles [410.4 km]<1> to the south of the Windy Gap that is located in Greene County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilkes County community of Windy Gap.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Windy Gap ...

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.

• Big Run
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Big Run is located in Marshall County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
• Bryan
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Bryan is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan
• Buzz
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Buzz is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzz
• Deep Valley
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Deep Valley is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Valley
• Georgetown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Georgetown is located in Marshall County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
• Ned
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Ned is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ned
• New Freeport
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • New Freeport is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Freeport
• Quiet Dell
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Quiet Dell is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiet Dell
• Rocklick
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Rocklick is located in Marshall County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocklick
• Round Bottom
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Round Bottom is located in Wetzel County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Bottom
• Sandrock
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Sandrock is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandrock
• Triumph
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Triumph is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triumph

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Windy Gap and extending to:

• Waynesburg, which is the Seat of Greene County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Windy Gap to Waynesburg, with an average speed<2> 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.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 191 miles [307.4 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 192 miles [309 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 6,000 miles [9,656.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,717 miles [10,810 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,593 miles [7,391.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'