Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Aldersons Ferry:
  • 37.725121, -80.642857
  • 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 Aldersons Ferry

• 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 Greenbrier County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greenbrier County
  • Since Aldersons Ferry is near Summers County and also Monroe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Summers County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe 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 Aldersons Ferry

Curious and Interesting Names Near Aldersons Ferry ...

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.

• Blue Sulphur Springs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Blue Sulphur Springs is located in Greenbrier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Sulphur Springs
• Creamery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Creamery is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creamery
• Egypt ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Egypt is located in Summers County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
• Grahams Ferry
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Grahams Ferry is located in Summers County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahams Ferry
• Half Way
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Half Way is located in Greenbrier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Way
• Hickory Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Hickory Grove is located in Greenbrier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
• Hokes Mill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Hokes Mill is located in Greenbrier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hokes Mill
• Palestine
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Palestine is located in Greenbrier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
• Rockland
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Rockland is located in Greenbrier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
• Sinks Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Sinks Grove is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinks Grove
• Snowflake
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Snowflake is located in Greenbrier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowflake
• Wolfcreek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Wolfcreek is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfcreek

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

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

• Lewisburg, which is the Seat of Greenbrier County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Aldersons Ferry to Lewisburg, 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.
• Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 68 miles [109.4 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 211 miles [339.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,100 miles [9,817 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,809 miles [10,958 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,685 miles [7,539.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'