Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Earnshaw:
  • 39.622583, -80.467583
  • 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 Earnshaw

• 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 Earnshaw is near Marion County and also Monongalia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Monongalia 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 Earnshaw

Curious and Interesting Names Near Earnshaw ...

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
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Anthem is located in Wetzel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthem
• Big Run
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Big Run is located in Wetzel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
• Brink
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Brink is located in Wetzel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brink
• Cottontown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Cottontown is located in Wetzel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottontown
• Dean
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Dean is located in Wetzel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean
• Hazel
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hazel is located in Wetzel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel
• Hundred
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Hundred is located in Wetzel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hundred
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hundred <1>
• Knob Fork
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • 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
• Round Bottom
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Round Bottom is located in Wetzel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Bottom
• Seven Pines
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Seven Pines is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Pines
• Sincerity
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Sincerity is located in Wetzel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sincerity
• Uniontown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Uniontown is located in Wetzel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
• Wheat
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Wheat is located in Wetzel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheat

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Earnshaw and extending to:

• New Martinsville, which is the Seat of Wetzel County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Earnshaw to New Martinsville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day 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 107 miles [172.2 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 190 miles [305.8 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 6,009 miles [9,670.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,725 miles [10,822.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,600 miles [7,403 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'