Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Deerwalk:
  • 39.253965, -81.327894
  • 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 Deerwalk

• 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 Deerwalk is near Pleasants County and also Ritchie County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pleasants County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ritchie 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 Deerwalk

Curious and Interesting Names Near Deerwalk ...

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.

• Cluster
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Cluster is located in Pleasants County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cluster
• Freeport
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Freeport is located in Wirt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
• Horseneck
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Horseneck is located in Pleasants County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseneck
• Liberty Hills
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Liberty Hills is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hills
• Murphytown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Murphytown is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphytown
• Nutter Farm
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Nutter Farm is located in Ritchie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutter Farm
• Oil Spring
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Oil Spring is located in Ritchie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Spring
• Petroleum
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Petroleum is located in Ritchie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
• Ponderosa
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Ponderosa is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponderosa
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Red Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Red Hill is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
  • Sandhill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Sandhill is located in Ritchie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandhill
  • Schultz
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Schultz is located in Pleasants County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schultz
  • Tallyho
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Tallyho is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallyho
  • Valley Mills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Valley Mills is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Mills
  • Willow Island
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Willow Island is located in Pleasants County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Island

How Far From Deerwalk to ...

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

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

• Parkersburg, which is the Seat of Wood County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Deerwalk to Parkersburg, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 64 miles [103 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 231 miles [371.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 14 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,060 miles [9,752.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,777 miles [10,906.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,652 miles [7,486.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'