Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Alvon:
  • 37.905122, -80.214235
  • 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 Alvon

• 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 Greenbrier County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greenbrier County
  • Since Alvon is near Alleghany County and also Pocahontas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Alleghany County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pocahontas 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 Alvon

Curious and Interesting Names Near Alvon ...

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.

• Anthony
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Anthony is located in Greenbrier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony
• Backbone
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Backbone is located in Alleghany County (VA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Backbone
• Brink ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Brink is located in Greenbrier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brink
• Droop Mountain
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Droop Mountain is located in Greenbrier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Droop Mountain
• Falling Spring
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Falling Spring is located in Greenbrier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
• Golden
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Golden is located in Greenbrier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden
• Julia
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Julia is located in Greenbrier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julia
• Mapledale
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Mapledale is located in Greenbrier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapledale
• Spring Creek
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Spring Creek is located in Greenbrier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
• Sue
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Sue is located in Greenbrier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sue
• Woodman
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Woodman is located in Greenbrier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodman

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

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

• Lewisburg, which is the Seat of Greenbrier County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Alvon to Lewisburg, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 82 miles [132 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 185 miles [297.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,074 miles [9,775.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,783 miles [10,916.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,659 miles [7,497.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'