Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Aspinall:
  • 38.926206, -80.604261
  • 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 Aspinall

• 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 Lewis County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lewis County
  • Since Aspinall is near Gilmer County and also Braxton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Gilmer County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Braxton 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 Aspinall

Curious and Interesting Names Near Aspinall ...

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.

• Arnold
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Arnold is located in Lewis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
• Bower
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Bower is located in Braxton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bower
• Bulltown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Bulltown is located in Braxton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulltown
• Copen
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Copen is located in Braxton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copen
• Dusk
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Dusk is located in Gilmer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dusk
• Dutch
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Dutch is located in Braxton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch
• Gem
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Gem is located in Braxton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem
• Homewood
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Homewood is located in Lewis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
• Orlando
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Orlando is located in Braxton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
• Pricetown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Pricetown is located in Lewis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pricetown
• Sand Fork
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Sand Fork is located in Gilmer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Fork
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
• Stouts Mills
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Stouts Mills is located in Gilmer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stouts Mills
• Walkersville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Walkersville is located in Lewis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkersville

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

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

• Weston, which is the Seat of Lewis County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Aspinall to Weston, 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 68 miles [109.4 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 191 miles [307.4 km] to the east (E). 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 6,045 miles [9,728.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,759 miles [10,877.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,634 miles [7,457.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'