Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Altizer:
  • 38.415918, -82.365151
  • 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 Altizer

• 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 Cabell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cabell County
  • Since Altizer is near Lawrence County and also Wayne County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne 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 Altizer

Communities Also Named Altizer ...

We found one communities that are also named Altizer.

There is one other community in West Virginia that is also named Altizer.

Beyond West Virginia.

• Communities Located In West Virginia ...
  • Calhoun County
    • This Altizer is located in Calhoun County and lies 71 miles [114.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Altizer that is located in Cabell County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calhoun County community of Altizer.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Altizer ...

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.

• Chancellor Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Chancellor Hills is located in Cabell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chancellor Hills
• Crescent Lake
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Crescent Lake is located in Lawrence County (OH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Lake
• Fair Place
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Fair Place is located in Lawrence County (OH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Place
• Garden Farms
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Garden Farms is located in Cabell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Farms
• Hillview
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Hillview is located in Cabell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillview
• Home Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Home Park is located in Lawrence County (OH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Park
• Lock
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Lock is located in Lawrence County (OH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock
• Park Hills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Park Hills is located in Cabell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Hills
• Pea Ridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Pea Ridge is located in Cabell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
• Riverview
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Riverview is located in Lawrence County (OH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
• Rockwood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Rockwood is located in Lawrence County (OH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
• Timberlake
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Timberlake is located in Cabell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Altizer and extending to:

• Huntington, which is the Seat of Cabell County, lies just to the West.
• Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Altizer to Charleston, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 289 miles [465.1 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,140 miles [9,881.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,856 miles [11,033.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,732 miles [7,615.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'