Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Bachman:
  • 38.099554, -81.122048
  • 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 Bachman

• 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 Fayette County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette County
  • Since Bachman is near Nicholas County and also Kanawha County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Nicholas County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Kanawha 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 Bachman

Communities Also Named Bachman ...

We found one communities that are also named Bachman.

Within West Virginia, the name Bachman is unique.

Beyond West Virginia, there is another community also named Bachman in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Ohio
    • Montgomery County
    • This Bachman is located in Montgomery County and lies 216 miles [347.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Bachman that is located in Fayette County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Bachman.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bachman ...

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.

• Carver ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Carver is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carver
• Chimney Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Chimney Corner is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Corner
• Cotton Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Cotton Hill is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Hill
• Edmond
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Edmond is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmond
• Hawks Nest
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Hawks Nest is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawks Nest
• Hopewell
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hopewell is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
• Marvel
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Marvel is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvel
• Michigan ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Michigan is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan
• Mountain Cove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Mountain Cove is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Cove
• Sunnyside ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Sunnyside is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside

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

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

• Fayetteville, which is the Seat of Fayette County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 32 miles [51.5 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Bachman to Charleston, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 227 miles [365.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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 6,103 miles [9,821.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,815 miles [10,967.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,691 miles [7,549.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'