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:
  • 38.827311, -81.147892
  • 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 Calhoun County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Calhoun County
  • Since Altizer is near Roane County and also Gilmer County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Roane County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Gilmer 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 ...
  • Cabell County
    • This Altizer is located in Cabell County and lies 71 miles [114.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Altizer that is located in Calhoun County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cabell 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.

• Adam
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Adam is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adam
• Beech
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Beech is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
• Joker
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Joker is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joker
• Leatherbark
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Leatherbark is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherbark
• Liberty Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Liberty Hill is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
• Millstone
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Millstone is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millstone
• Otto
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Otto is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
• Pink
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Pink is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink
• Sand Ridge
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Sand Ridge is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge

How Far From Altizer 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 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:

• Grantsville, which is the Seat of Calhoun County, lies just to the North Northeast.
• Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 42 miles [67.6 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). 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 about three full 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 221 miles [355.7 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,072 miles [9,771.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,787 miles [10,922.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,662 miles [7,502.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'