Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Borland:
  • 39.297853, -81.282615
  • 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 Borland

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

Communities Also Named Borland ...

We found one communities that are also named Borland.

Within West Virginia, the name Borland is unique.

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

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Michigan
    • Mecosta County
    • This Borland is located in Mecosta County and lies 363 miles [584.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Borland that is located in Pleasants County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecosta County community of Borland.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Borland ...

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.

• Cluster
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Cluster is located in Pleasants County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cluster
• Deerwalk
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Deerwalk is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwalk
• Eureka
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Eureka is located in Pleasants County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
• Green Run
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Green Run is located in Pleasants County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Run
• Horseneck
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Horseneck is located in Pleasants County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseneck
• Lone Valley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Lone Valley is located in Ritchie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Valley
• Nutter Farm
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Nutter Farm is located in Ritchie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutter Farm
• Oil Spring
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Oil Spring is located in Ritchie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Spring
• Pleasants
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Pleasants is located in Pleasants County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasants
• Sandhill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Sandhill is located in Ritchie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandhill
• Schultz
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Schultz is located in Pleasants County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schultz
• Willow Island
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Willow Island is located in Pleasants County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Island
• Yankeeburg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Yankeeburg is located in Washington County (OH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankeeburg

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

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

• Saint Marys, which is the Seat of Pleasants County, lies just to the North Northeast.
• Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 68 miles [109.4 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Borland to Charleston, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 229 miles [368.5 km] to the east (E). 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 6,056 miles [9,746.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,773 miles [10,900.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,648 miles [7,480.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'