Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Gazil:
  • 38.384823, -81.320394
  • 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 Gazil

• 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 Kanawha County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Kanawha County
  • Since Gazil is near Clay County and also Nicholas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clay County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Nicholas 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 Gazil

Curious and Interesting Names Near Gazil ...

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.

• Acup
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Acup is located in Kanawha County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acup
• Falling Rock
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Falling Rock is located in Kanawha County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Rock
• Glen
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Glen is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen
• Heatherman ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Heatherman is located in Kanawha County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatherman
• Kelly Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Kelly Hill is located in Kanawha County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Hill
• Pond Fork
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Pond Fork is located in Kanawha County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Fork
• Pond Gap
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Pond Gap is located in Kanawha County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Gap
• Queen Shoals
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Queen Shoals is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen Shoals
• Quick
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Quick is located in Kanawha County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quick
• Reamer
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Reamer is located in Kanawha County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reamer
• Spangler
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Spangler is located in Kanawha County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangler
• Three Mile
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Three Mile is located in Kanawha County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Mile
• Youngs Bottom
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Youngs Bottom is located in Kanawha County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Bottom

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<1> community of Gazil once stood, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Gazil and extending to:

• Charleston, which is the Seat of Kanawha County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Gazil to Charleston, with an average speed<3> 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 five to six hours.
• Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 16 miles [25.7 km] to the west (W). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take most of a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 233 miles [375 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,099 miles [9,815.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,812 miles [10,962.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,688 miles [7,544.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'