Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Auvil:
  • 39.177882, -79.723677
  • 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 Auvil

• 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 Tucker County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tucker County
  • Since Auvil is near Barbour County and also Preston County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Barbour County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Preston 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 Auvil

Curious and Interesting Names Near Auvil ...

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.

• Clover Run ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Clover Run is located in Tucker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Run
• Erwin
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Erwin is located in Preston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwin
• Holly Meadows
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Holly Meadows is located in Tucker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Meadows
• Lead Mine
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Lead Mine is located in Tucker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lead Mine
• Lime Rock ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Lime Rock is located in Tucker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Rock
• Location
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Location is located in Tucker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Location
• Parsons
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Parsons is located in Tucker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,395 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parsons <1>
• Pleasant Run
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Pleasant Run is located in Tucker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run
• Pleasant Vale
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Pleasant Vale is located in Tucker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Vale
• Pleasure Valley
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Pleasure Valley is located in Barbour County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasure Valley
• Sell
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Sell is located in Preston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sell
• Texas ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Texas is located in Tucker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas
• Valley Furnace
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Valley Furnace is located in Barbour County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Furnace

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Auvil and extending to:

• Parsons, which is the Seat of Tucker County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 117 miles [188.3 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Auvil to Charleston, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 145 miles [233.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,998 miles [9,652.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,710 miles [10,798.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,586 miles [7,380.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'