Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Eastgulf:
  • 37.629995, -81.294581
  • 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 Eastgulf

• 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 Raleigh County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Raleigh County
  • Since Eastgulf is near Wyoming County and also Mercer County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wyoming County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mercer 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 Eastgulf

Curious and Interesting Names Near Eastgulf ...

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.

• Amigo
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Amigo is located in Raleigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amigo
• Big Stick
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Big Stick is located in Raleigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Stick
• Blackeagle
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Blackeagle is located in Wyoming County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackeagle
• Coal City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Coal City is located in Raleigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
• Helen
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Helen is located in Raleigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helen
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Helen
  • From Eastgulf to Helen
• Jonben
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jonben is located in Raleigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonben
• Josephine
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Josephine is located in Raleigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josephine
• Lego
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Lego is located in Raleigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lego
• Lillybrook
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Lillybrook is located in Raleigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillybrook
• Mead
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Mead is located in Raleigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mead
• Princewick
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Princewick is located in Raleigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princewick
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Princewick
  • From Eastgulf to Princewick
• Slab Fork
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Slab Fork is located in Raleigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab Fork
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Slab Fork
  • From Eastgulf to Slab Fork
• Stonecoal Junction
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Stonecoal Junction is located in Raleigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecoal Junction
• Winding Gulf
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Winding Gulf is located in Raleigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winding Gulf

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

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

• Beckley, which is the Seat of Raleigh County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Eastgulf to Beckley, 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 52 miles [83.7 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 246 miles [395.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,132 miles [9,868.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,842 miles [11,011.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,718 miles [7,592.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'