Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Chevaux De Frise:
  • 39.156193, -81.018721
  • 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 Chevaux De Frise

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Chevaux De Frise ...

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.

• Burnt House
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Burnt House is located in Ritchie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt House
• Cornwallis
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Cornwallis is located in Ritchie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwallis
• Five Forks
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Five Forks is located in Ritchie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
• Hazelgreen
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Hazelgreen is located in Ritchie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelgreen
• Long Run
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Long Run is located in Ritchie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Run
• Low Gap
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Low Gap is located in Ritchie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
• Pew Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Pew Hill is located in Ritchie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pew Hill
• Riddle ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Riddle is located in Ritchie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddle
• Six Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Six Hill is located in Ritchie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Hill
• Slab
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Slab is located in Ritchie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab
• Star Settlement ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Star Settlement is located in Ritchie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Settlement

How Far From Chevaux De Frise 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 Chevaux De Frise to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Harrisville, which is the Seat of Ritchie County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 64 miles [103 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Chevaux De Frise to Charleston, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three 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 214 miles [344.4 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three 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 6,052 miles [9,739.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,768 miles [10,892 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,643 miles [7,472.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'