Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Cottageville:
  • 38.865638, -81.823467
  • 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 Cottageville

• 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 Jackson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
  • Since Cottageville is near Meigs County and also Mason County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Meigs County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mason 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 Cottageville

Communities Also Named Cottageville ...

We found four communities that are also named Cottageville.

Within West Virginia, the name Cottageville is unique.

Beyond West Virginia, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Kentucky
    • Lewis County
    • This Cottageville is located in Lewis County and lies 97 miles [156.1 km]<1> to the west of the Cottageville that is located in Jackson County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis County community of Cottageville.
  • New Jersey
    • Middlesex County
    • This Cottageville is located in Middlesex County and lies 404 miles [650.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Cottageville that is located in Jackson County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Cottageville.
  • Pennsylvania
    • Bucks County
    • This Cottageville is located in Bucks County and lies 373 miles [600.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Cottageville that is located in Jackson County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bucks County community of Cottageville.
  • South Carolina
    • Colleton County
    • This Cottageville is located in Colleton County and lies 416 miles [669.5 km]<1> to the south of the Cottageville that is located in Jackson County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Colleton County community of Cottageville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cottageville ...

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.

• Apple Grove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Apple Grove is located in Meigs County (OH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
• Chestnut
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Chestnut is located in Mason County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut
• Evans
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Evans is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
• Evergreen Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Evergreen Hills is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Hills
• Flatwoods
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Flatwoods is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
• Hemlock
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Hemlock is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
• Hills Crossing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Hills Crossing is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Crossing
• Huntsville ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Huntsville is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
• Plants
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Plants is located in Meigs County (OH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plants
• Pleasant Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
• Pleasant View
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Pleasant View is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
• Providence
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Providence is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
• School House ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • School House is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for School House
• Willow Grove ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Willow Grove is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove

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

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

• Ripley, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 37 miles [59.5 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Cottageville to Charleston, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 257 miles [413.6 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,098 miles [9,813.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,814 miles [10,966.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,690 miles [7,547.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'