Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Fanrock:
  • 37.567056, -81.652054
  • 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 Fanrock

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fanrock ...

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.

• Antler
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Antler is located in McDowell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antler
• Big Sandy
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Big Sandy is located in McDowell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy
• Davy
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Davy is located in McDowell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davy
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 324 people
• Edith
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Edith is located in Wyoming County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edith
• Fanny
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Fanny is located in Wyoming County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanny
• Glover
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Glover is located in Wyoming County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
• Lillydale
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Lillydale is located in Wyoming County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillydale
• Lincoln
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Lincoln is located in Wyoming County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
• Long Branch
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Long Branch is located in Wyoming County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
• Marine
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Marine is located in McDowell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marine
• Marytown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Marytown is located in McDowell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marytown
• Rock View
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Rock View is located in Wyoming County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock View
• Continue List   (5 more) ...
  • Sun Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Sun Hill is located in Wyoming County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Hill
  • Turkey
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Turkey is located in Wyoming County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey
  • Twin Branch
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Twin Branch is located in McDowell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Branch
  • Uno
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Uno is located in Wyoming County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uno
  • Wyoming
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Wyoming is located in Wyoming County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming

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

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

• Pineville, which is the Seat of Wyoming County, lies just to the East.
• Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 53 miles [85.3 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Fanrock to Charleston, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 266 miles [428.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,149 miles [9,895.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,860 miles [11,040.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,736 miles [7,621.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'