Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Fieldcrest, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fieldcrest and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Fieldcrest
- 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 Fieldcrest:
- 39.658414, -79.930617
- 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 Fieldcrest
- 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 Monongalia County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Monongalia County
- Since Fieldcrest is near Fayette County and also Greene County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Fayette County
- eBird sighting report for Greene 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 Fieldcrest ...
We found five communities that share the name Fieldcrest.
Within West Virginia, the name Fieldcrest is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Cook County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Fieldcrest [Cook County].
- Indiana
- Hamilton County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Fieldcrest [Hamilton County].
- Maryland
- Carroll County
- This Fieldcrest is located in Carroll County and lies 156 miles [251.1 km]<2> to the east of the Fieldcrest that is located in Monongalia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Fieldcrest.
- Tennessee
- Rutherford County
- This Fieldcrest is located in Rutherford County and lies 434 miles [698.5 km]<2> to the southwest of the Fieldcrest that is located in Monongalia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutherford County community of Fieldcrest.
- Virginia
- James City County
- This Fieldcrest is located in James City County and lies 237 miles [381.4 km]<2> to the southeast of the Fieldcrest that is located in Monongalia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the James City County community of Fieldcrest.
- Illinois
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fieldcrest ...
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.
- Canyon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon
- Canyon is located in Monongalia County
- Evans Ferry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evans Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Ferry
- Evans Ferry is located in Monongalia County
- Hoard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Ices Ferry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ices Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ices Ferry
- Ices Ferry is located in Monongalia County
- Jerome Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jerome Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome Park
- Jerome Park is located in Monongalia County
- Maidsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maidsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maidsville
- Maidsville is located in Monongalia County
- Park Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Hills
- Park Hills is located in Monongalia County
- Randall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Richard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Rock Forge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Forge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Forge
- Rock Forge is located in Monongalia County
- Rosedale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - South Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Park
- South Park is located in Monongalia County
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- Star City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Stewartstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stewartstown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartstown
- Stewartstown is located in Monongalia County
- Sunnyside
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Tanglewood
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tanglewood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
- Tanglewood is located in Monongalia County
- Star City
How Far From Fieldcrest 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 Fieldcrest to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fieldcrest and extending to:
- Morgantown, which is the Seat of Monongalia County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 128 miles [206 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Fieldcrest to Charleston, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 163 miles [262.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,985 miles [9,631.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,700 miles [10,782.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,576 miles [7,364.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fieldcrest. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Monongalia County: www.co.monongalia.wv.us/
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Fieldcrest 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fieldcrest) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fieldcrest. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6584, Longitude: -79.9306 In this case, the coordinates for Fieldcrest have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Fieldcrest to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.584 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.481 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.678 degrees. |