Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Chiefton:
  • 39.443696, -80.257862
  • 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 Chiefton

• 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 Chiefton is near Harrison County and also Taylor 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 Taylor 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 Chiefton

Communities Also Named Chiefton ...

We found one communities that are also named Chiefton.

There is one other community in West Virginia that is also named Chiefton.

Beyond West Virginia.

• Communities Located In West Virginia ...
  • Harrison County
    • This Chiefton is located in Harrison County and lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Chiefton that is located in Marion County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Chiefton.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Chiefton ...

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.

• Allied
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Allied is located in Harrison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allied
• Enterprise
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Enterprise is located in Harrison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
• Four States
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Four States is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four States
• Francis
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Francis is located in Harrison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis
• Helens Run
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Helens Run is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helens Run
• Highland
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Highland is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
• Killarm
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Killarm is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killarm
• Long Run
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Long Run is located in Harrison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Run
• Oak Grove ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Oak Grove is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Wahoo
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Wahoo is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo

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

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

• Fairmont, which is the Seat of Marion County, lies just to the East Northeast.
• Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 105 miles [169 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Chiefton 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 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 176 miles [283.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). 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 6,008 miles [9,668.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,723 miles [10,819.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,598 miles [7,399.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'