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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 Cottontown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cottontown 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 Cottontown:
    • 39.657027, -80.424247
    • 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 Cottontown
  • 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 Wetzel County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wetzel County
    • Since Cottontown is near Monongalia County and also Greene County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Monongalia County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene 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 Cottontown

Communities Also Named Cottontown ...

We found two communities that are also named Cottontown.

Within West Virginia, the name Cottontown is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Colbert County
      • This Cottontown is located in Colbert County and lies 519 miles [835.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Cottontown that is located in Wetzel County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Colbert County community of Cottontown.
    • Tennessee
      • Sumner County
      • This Cottontown is located in Sumner County and lies 399 miles [642.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Cottontown that is located in Wetzel County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumner County community of Cottontown.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cottontown ...

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.

  • Anthem
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Anthem is located in Wetzel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthem
  • Crossroads
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Crossroads is located in Monongalia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
  • Deep Valley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Deep Valley is located in Greene County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Valley
  • Flyblow ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Flyblow is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flyblow
  • Georgetown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Georgetown is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Hero
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Hero is located in Greene County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hero
  • Hundred
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Hunting Hills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Hunting Hills is located in Monongalia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Hills
  • Jollytown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jollytown is located in Greene County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jollytown
  • Knob Fork
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Knob Fork is located in Wetzel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Fork
  • Littleton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Littleton is located in Wetzel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
  • Maple
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Maple is located in Monongalia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Ned
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Ned is located in Greene County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ned
    • New Freeport
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • New Freeport is located in Greene County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Freeport
    • Round Bottom
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Round Bottom is located in Wetzel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Bottom
    • Sandrock
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Sandrock is located in Greene County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandrock
    • Seven Pines
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Seven Pines is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Pines
    • Sincerity
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Sincerity is located in Wetzel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sincerity
    • Uniontown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Uniontown is located in Wetzel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown

How Far From Cottontown to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Cottontown to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • New Martinsville, which is the Seat of Wetzel County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Cottontown to New Martinsville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 111 miles [178.6 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 188 miles [302.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,005 miles [9,664.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,722 miles [10,818 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,597 miles [7,398.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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 from Point A (ie- Cottontown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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 Cottontown 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 Cottontown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6570, Longitude: -80.4242       In this case, the coordinates for Cottontown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.886 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.824 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.896 degrees.