Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Donlan:
  • 38.958704, -80.677042
  • 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 Donlan

• 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 Gilmer County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Gilmer County
  • Since Donlan is near Lewis County and also Braxton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lewis County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Braxton 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 Donlan

Communities Also Named Donlan ...

We found one communities that are also named Donlan.

Within West Virginia, the name Donlan is unique.

Beyond West Virginia, there is another community also named Donlan in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Montana
    • Sanders County
    • This Donlan is located in Sanders County and lies 1,803 miles [2,901.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Donlan that is located in Gilmer County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sanders County community of Donlan.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Donlan ...

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.

• Alice
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Alice is located in Gilmer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
• Arnold
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Arnold is located in Lewis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
• Bower
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Bower is located in Braxton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bower
• Copen
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Copen is located in Braxton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copen
• Dusk
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Dusk is located in Gilmer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dusk
• Gem
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Gem is located in Braxton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem
• Glenville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Glenville is located in Gilmer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,410 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenville <2>
• Let ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Let is located in Gilmer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Let
• Orlando
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Orlando is located in Braxton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
• Sand Fork
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Sand Fork is located in Gilmer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Fork
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
• Stouts Mills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Stouts Mills is located in Gilmer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stouts Mills

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

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

• Glenville, which is the Seat of Gilmer County, lies just to the West.
• Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 66 miles [106.2 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Donlan to Charleston, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full 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 195 miles [313.8 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, 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 6,047 miles [9,731.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,761 miles [10,880.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,636 miles [7,460.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'