Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Century Junction:
  • 39.074265, -80.117026
  • 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 Century Junction

• 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 Barbour County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Barbour County
  • Since Century Junction is near Upshur County and also Harrison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Upshur County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Harrison 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 Century Junction

Curious and Interesting Names Near Century Junction ...

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.

• Boulder
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Boulder is located in Barbour County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder
• Century
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Century is located in Barbour County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Century
• Elk City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Elk City is located in Barbour County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk City
• Five Forks
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Five Forks is located in Upshur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
• Independence
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Independence is located in Barbour County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
• Longview
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Longview is located in Barbour County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
• Mount Liberty
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Mount Liberty is located in Barbour County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Liberty
• Murphy
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Murphy is located in Barbour County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
• Pecks Run
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Pecks Run is located in Upshur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecks Run
• Swamp Run
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Swamp Run is located in Upshur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swamp Run
• Union
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Union is located in Barbour County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union

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

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

• Philippi, which is the Seat of Barbour County, lies just to the Northeast.
• Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 95 miles [152.9 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Century Junction to Charleston, with an average speed<2>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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 165 miles [265.5 km] to the east (E). 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 6,019 miles [9,686.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,732 miles [10,834.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,607 miles [7,414.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'