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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Clinton Furnace:
    • 39.515918, -79.966457
    • 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 Clinton Furnace
  • 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 Monongalia County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Monongalia County
    • Since Clinton Furnace is near Marion County and also Preston County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Preston 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 Clinton Furnace

Curious and Interesting Names Near Clinton Furnace ...

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.

  • Booth
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Booth is located in Monongalia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth
  • Edna
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Edna is located in Monongalia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
  • Everettville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Everettville is located in Monongalia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everettville
  • Flaggy Meadow
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Flaggy Meadow is located in Monongalia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flaggy Meadow
  • Forksburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Forksburg is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forksburg
  • Gum Spring
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Gum Spring is located in Monongalia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Spring
  • Harmony Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Harmony Grove is located in Monongalia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Grove
  • Hog Eye
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Hog Eye is located in Monongalia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hog Eye
  • Jordan
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jordan is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
  • Little Falls
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Little Falls is located in Monongalia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls
  • Lowsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Lowsville is located in Monongalia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowsville
  • Meadowdale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Meadowdale is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Mount Harmony
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Mount Harmony is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Harmony
    • National
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • National is located in Monongalia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for National
    • Price Hill
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Price Hill is located in Monongalia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Hill
    • Richwood ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Richwood is located in Monongalia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood
    • Ridgedale
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Ridgedale is located in Monongalia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgedale
    • Rock Forge
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Rock Forge is located in Monongalia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Forge

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

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

  • Morgantown, which is the Seat of Monongalia County, lies just to the North.
  • Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 120 miles [193.1 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Clinton Furnace to Charleston, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 162 miles [260.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take less than 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 5,993 miles [9,644.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,708 miles [10,795.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,583 miles [7,375.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Clinton Furnace) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<3>The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Clinton Furnace to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Clinton Furnace. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5159, Longitude: -79.9665       In this case, the coordinates for Clinton Furnace have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.612 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.492 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.744 degrees.