Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Allister:
  • 39.601469, -80.693984
  • 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 Allister

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Allister ...

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.

• Andy ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Andy is located in Wetzel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andy
• Big Run
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Big Run is located in Wetzel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
• Carbide
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Carbide is located in Wetzel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbide
• Childs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Childs is located in Wetzel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs
• Dean
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Dean is located in Wetzel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean
• Five Points ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Five Points is located in Wetzel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Four Mile
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Four Mile is located in Wetzel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Mile
• Green Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Green Hill is located in Wetzel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
• Halls Mills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Halls Mills is located in Wetzel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Mills
• King
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • King is located in Wetzel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
• Kingstown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Kingstown is located in Wetzel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingstown
• Marion
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Marion is located in Wetzel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
• Continue List   (4 more) ...
  • Minnie
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Minnie is located in Wetzel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnie
  • Porters Falls
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Porters Falls is located in Wetzel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters Falls
  • Reader
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Reader is located in Wetzel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reader
  • Wheat
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Wheat is located in Wetzel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheat

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

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

• New Martinsville, which is the Seat of Wetzel County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Allister to New Martinsville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 100 miles [160.9 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 201 miles [323.5 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 6,019 miles [9,686.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,735 miles [10,838.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,611 miles [7,420.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'