Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Allied:
  • 39.389254, -80.275086
  • 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 Allied

• 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 Harrison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Harrison County
  • Since Allied is near Marion County and also Taylor County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Taylor 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 Allied

Curious and Interesting Names Near Allied ...

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.

• Boothsville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Boothsville is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boothsville
• Dixie
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Dixie is located in Harrison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
• Enterprise
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Enterprise is located in Harrison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
• Erie
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Erie is located in Harrison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
• Francis
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Francis is located in Harrison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis
• Gypsy
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Gypsy is located in Harrison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gypsy
• Highland
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Highland is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
• Killarm
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Killarm is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killarm
• Long Run
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Long Run is located in Harrison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Run
• Lumberport
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Lumberport is located in Harrison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumberport
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
• Meadowbrook
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Meadowbrook is located in Harrison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
• Oak Grove ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Oak Grove is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Saltwell
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Saltwell is located in Harrison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltwell

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

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

• Clarksburg, which is the Seat of Harrison County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 102 miles [164.2 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Allied 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 176 miles [283.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,011 miles [9,673.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,726 miles [10,824.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,601 miles [7,404.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'