Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Deitz:
  • 38.158443, -81.022601
  • 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 Deitz

• 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 Fayette County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette County
  • Since Deitz is near Nicholas County and also Clay County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Nicholas County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clay 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 Deitz

Curious and Interesting Names Near Deitz ...

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.

• Elliot ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Elliot is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot
• Hawks Nest
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hawks Nest is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawks Nest
• Hopewell
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hopewell is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
• Jenky
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Jenky is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenky
• Lucas
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Lucas is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
• Marvel
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Marvel is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvel
• Mountain Cove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Mountain Cove is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Cove
• Peters Junction
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Peters Junction is located in Nicholas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Junction
• Sunnyside ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Sunnyside is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
• Woods Ferry
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Woods Ferry is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Ferry

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<1> community of Deitz once stood, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Deitz and extending to:

• Fayetteville, which is the Seat of Fayette County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 35 miles [56.3 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Deitz to Charleston, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of 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 221 miles [355.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,097 miles [9,812.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,808 miles [10,956.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,684 miles [7,538.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'