Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Bingamon:
  • 39.463974, -80.339253
  • 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 Bingamon

• 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 Bingamon is near Harrison County and also Wetzel County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Harrison County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wetzel 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 Bingamon

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bingamon ...

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.

• Big Run
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Big Run is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
• Deep Valley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Deep Valley is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Valley
• Dixie
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Dixie is located in Harrison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
• Downs
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Downs is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs
• Enterprise
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Enterprise is located in Harrison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
• Four States
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Four States is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four States
• Helens Run
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Helens Run is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helens Run
• Highland
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Highland is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
• Homewood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Homewood is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
• Joetown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Joetown is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joetown
• Long Run
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Long Run is located in Harrison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Run
• Oak Grove ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Oak Grove is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Stringtown
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Stringtown is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown

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

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

• Fairmont, which is the Seat of Marion County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Bingamon to Fairmont, 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 103 miles [165.8 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 181 miles [291.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,011 miles [9,673.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,726 miles [10,824.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,601 miles [7,404.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'