Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Alley Grove:
  • 39.960909, -80.526183
  • 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 Alley Grove

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Alley Grove ...

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.

• Bryan
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Bryan is located in Greene County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan
• Crabapple
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Crabapple is located in Greene County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabapple
• Crows Mills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Crows Mills is located in Greene County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Mills
• Durbin
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Durbin is located in Greene County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
• Golden
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Golden is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden
• Good Intent
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Good Intent is located in Washington County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Intent
• Limestone
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Limestone is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
• Lone Oak
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Lone Oak is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
• Majorsville
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Majorsville is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majorsville
• Rocklick
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Rocklick is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocklick
• Sand Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Sand Hill is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
• Twilight
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Twilight is located in Ohio County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twilight
• Wind Ridge
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Wind Ridge is located in Greene County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wind Ridge
• Wolf Run
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Wolf Run is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Run

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

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

• Moundsville, which is the Seat of Marshall County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Alley Grove to Moundsville, 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 126 miles [202.8 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 200 miles [321.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,996 miles [9,649.6 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>'