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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Fisher Hill:
    • 39.073705, -80.419257
    • 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 Fisher Hill
  • 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 Lewis County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lewis County
    • Since Fisher Hill is near Harrison County and also Upshur County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Harrison County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Upshur 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 Fisher Hill

Communities Also Named Fisher Hill ...

We found two communities that are also named Fisher Hill.

Within West Virginia, the name Fisher Hill is unique.

Beyond West Virginia, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • South Carolina
      • Chesterfield County
      • This Fisher Hill is located in Chesterfield County and lies 304 miles [489.2 km]<1> to the south of the Fisher Hill that is located in Lewis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chesterfield County community of Fisher Hill.
    • Virginia
      • Clarke County
      • This Fisher Hill is located in Clarke County and lies 132 miles [212.4 km]<1> to the east of the Fisher Hill that is located in Lewis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarke County community of Fisher Hill.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fisher Hill ...

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.

  • Berlin
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Berlin is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
  • Butchersville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Butchersville is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butchersville
  • Deanville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Deanville is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanville
  • Hickory Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Hickory Hills is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
  • Homeland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Homeland is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
  • Homewood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Homewood is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
  • Jane Lew
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Lightburn
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Lightburn is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightburn
  • Quiet Dale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Quiet Dale is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiet Dale
  • Shady Brook
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Shady Brook is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Brook
  • South Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • South Park is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Park
  • Valley Chapel
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fisher Hill and extending to:

  • Weston, which is the Seat of Lewis County, lies just to the Southwest.
  • Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 82 miles [132 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Fisher Hill to Charleston, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 181 miles [291.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,031 miles [9,706 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,745 miles [10,855 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,620 miles [7,435.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Fisher Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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 Fisher Hill to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fisher Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0737, Longitude: -80.4193       In this case, the coordinates for Fisher Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.905 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.758 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.097 degrees.