Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Aggregates:
  • 38.936216, -79.918683
  • 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 Aggregates

• 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 Randolph County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Randolph County
  • Since Aggregates is near Barbour County and also Upshur County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Barbour County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Upshur 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 Aggregates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Aggregates ...

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.

• Crystal Springs
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Crystal Springs is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
• Fisher ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Fisher is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
• Gage
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Gage is located in Barbour County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gage
• Harpertown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Harpertown is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpertown
• Jeff Scotts ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Jeff Scotts is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeff Scotts
• Jimtown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jimtown is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
• Junior
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Junior is located in Barbour County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junior
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people
• Leadsville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Leadsville is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadsville
• Mabie
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Mabie is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabie
• Read
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Read is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Read
• Roaring Creek Junction
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Roaring Creek Junction is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring Creek Junction
• Skidmore ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Skidmore is located in Barbour County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skidmore
• Weaver
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Weaver is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver

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

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

• Elkins, which is the Seat of Randolph County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 100 miles [160.9 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Aggregates to Charleston, 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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 154 miles [247.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,016 miles [9,681.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,729 miles [10,829.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,604 miles [7,409.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'