Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Basnettville:
  • 39.586193, -80.235634
  • 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 Basnettville

• 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 Marion County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
  • Since Basnettville is near Monongalia County and also Greene County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Monongalia County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene 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 Basnettville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Basnettville ...

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.

• Barrackville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Barrackville is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrackville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,270 people
• Crossroads
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Crossroads is located in Monongalia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
• Downs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Downs is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs
• Flyblow ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Flyblow is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flyblow
• Grant Town
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Grant Town is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Town
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 590 people
• Homewood
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Homewood is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
• Hoodsville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Hoodsville is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoodsville
• Jakes Run
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jakes Run is located in Monongalia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jakes Run
• Katy
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Katy is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katy
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Keystone
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Keystone is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
  • Miracle Run
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Miracle Run is located in Monongalia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miracle Run
  • Paw Paw
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Paw Paw is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Paw
  • Pleasant View
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Pleasant View is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
  • Ragtown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Ragtown is located in Monongalia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragtown
  • Sandy
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Sandy is located in Monongalia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy

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

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

• Fairmont, which is the Seat of Marion County, lies just to the Southeast.
• Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 113 miles [181.9 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Basnettville to Charleston, with an average speed<2>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 177 miles [284.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,001 miles [9,657.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,716 miles [10,808.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,592 miles [7,390.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'