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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • 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 Behler:
    • 39.645914, -80.139793
    • 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 Behler
  • 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 Monongalia County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Monongalia County
    • Since Behler is near Marion County and also Greene County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Marion 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 Behler

Curious and Interesting Names Near Behler ...

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.

  • Core
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Core is located in Monongalia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Core
  • Crown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Crown is located in Monongalia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown
  • Edna
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Edna is located in Monongalia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
  • Everettville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Everettville is located in Monongalia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everettville
  • Fort Grand
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Fort Grand is located in Monongalia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Grand
  • Georgetown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Georgetown is located in Monongalia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Grant Town
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Grant Town is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Town
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 590 people
  • Hoodsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Hoodsville is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoodsville
  • Jakes Run
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jakes Run is located in Monongalia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jakes Run
  • Keystone
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Keystone is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
  • National
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • National is located in Monongalia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for National
  • Paw Paw
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Paw Paw is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Paw
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Pleasant View
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Pleasant View is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
    • Price
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Price is located in Monongalia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
    • Ragtown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Ragtown is located in Monongalia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragtown
    • Richwood ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Richwood is located in Monongalia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood
    • Sandy
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Sandy is located in Monongalia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy

How Far From Behler to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Behler to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Morgantown, which is the Seat of Monongalia County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Behler to Morgantown, 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 120 miles [193.1 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 173 miles [278.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take about 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 5,994 miles [9,646.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,710 miles [10,798.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,585 miles [7,378.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Behler) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<3>The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Behler to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Behler. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6459, Longitude: -80.1398       In this case, the coordinates for Behler have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.712 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.625 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.774 degrees.