Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Bert:
  • 39.450911, -80.958720
  • 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 Bert

• 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 Tyler County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tyler County
  • Since Bert is near Pleasants County and also Ritchie County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pleasants County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ritchie 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 Bert

Communities Also Named Bert ...

We found one communities that are also named Bert.

Within West Virginia, the name Bert is unique.

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

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Georgia
    • Habersham County
    • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Bert [Habersham County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bert ...

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.

• Algeria ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Algeria is located in Pleasants County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algeria
• Bearsville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Bearsville is located in Tyler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearsville
• Everett
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Everett is located in Tyler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
• Falls Mills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Falls Mills is located in Tyler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Mills
• Little
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Little is located in Tyler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little
• Locke
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Locke is located in Tyler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locke
• Meadville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Meadville is located in Tyler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
• Plum Run
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Plum Run is located in Tyler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Run
• Twiggs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Twiggs is located in Pleasants County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twiggs
• Wasp
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Wasp is located in Pleasants County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasp
• Wick
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Wick is located in Tyler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wick

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

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

• Middlebourne, which is the Seat of Tyler County, lies just to the Northeast.
• Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 84 miles [135.2 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Bert to Charleston, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 213 miles [342.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,036 miles [9,714 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,753 miles [10,867.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,628 miles [7,448 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'