Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Eaton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Eaton and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Eaton
- 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 Eaton:
- 39.196188, -81.313728
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Eaton
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Wood County
- Since Eaton is near Ritchie County and also Wirt County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Ritchie County
- eBird sighting report for Wirt 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Eaton ...
We found 27 communities that share the name Eaton.
Within West Virginia, the name Eaton is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of another 23 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 23 communities, 22 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
In addition to the above occurrences of Eaton, we know of four communities located outside of the United States and Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Florida
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Kansas
- Cowley County
- This Eaton is located in Cowley County and lies 848 miles [1,364.7 km]<1> to the west of the Eaton that is located in Wood County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cowley County community of Eaton.
- Dickinson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Eaton [Dickinson County].
- Ottawa County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Eaton [Ottawa County].
- Trego County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Eaton [Trego County].
- Maine
- Michigan
- Antrim County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Eaton [Antrim County].
- Gratiot County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Eaton [Gratiot County].
- New Hampshire
- New York
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Lorain County
- This Eaton is located in Lorain County and lies 150 miles [241.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Eaton that is located in Wood County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lorain County community of Eaton.
- Preble County
- This Eaton is located in Preble County and lies 181 miles [291.3 km] to the west northwest of the Eaton that is located in Wood County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Preble County community of Eaton.
- Quebec
- This Eaton lies 653 miles [1,050.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Eaton that is located in Wood County.
- Tennessee
- Gibson County
- This Eaton is located in Gibson County and lies 482 miles [775.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Eaton that is located in Wood County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gibson County community of Eaton.
- Loudon County
- This Eaton is located in Loudon County and lies 283 miles [455.4 km] to the southwest of the Eaton that is located in Wood County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Loudon County community of Eaton.
- Texas
- Communities Beyond North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Eaton ...
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.
- Deerwalk
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Freeport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Freeport is located in Wirt County
- Greencastle
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle
- Greencastle is located in Wirt County
- Nutter Farm
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nutter Farm have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutter Farm
- Nutter Farm is located in Ritchie County
- Oil Spring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oil Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Spring
- Oil Spring is located in Ritchie County
- Petroleum
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Racy
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Sandhill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Eaton 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 Eaton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Eaton and extending to:
- Parkersburg, which is the Seat of Wood County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Eaton to Parkersburg, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 60 miles [96.6 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 230 miles [370.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,062 miles [9,755.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,779 miles [10,909.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,654 miles [7,489.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Eaton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Wood County: www.woodcountywv.com/
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Eaton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Eaton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1962, Longitude: -81.3137 In this case, the coordinates for Eaton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Eaton could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Eaton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <6> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Eaton to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.446 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.394 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.447 degrees. |