Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Community Acres:
  • 39.204798, -81.493733
  • 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 Community Acres

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Community Acres ...

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.

• Cedar Grove
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Cedar Grove is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
• Cool Springs
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Cool Springs is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Springs
• Creels
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Creels is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creels
• Fountain Spring
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Fountain Spring is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Spring
• Hillcrest
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Hillcrest is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
• Lucky ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Lucky is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky
• Mineral Wells
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Mineral Wells is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Wells
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineral Wells <1>
• Murphytown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Murphytown is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphytown
• Pettyville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Pettyville is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettyville
• Pleasant View
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Pleasant View is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
• Red Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Red Hill is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
• Scenic Hills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Scenic Hills is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Hills
• Sunrise
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Sunrise is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
• Sunset Heights
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Sunset Heights is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Heights

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Community Acres and extending to:

• Parkersburg, which is the Seat of Wood County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 59 miles [95 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Community Acres to Charleston, with an average speed<3> 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 239 miles [384.6 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 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,069 miles [9,767.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,786 miles [10,921 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,661 miles [7,501.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'