Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Given:
  • 38.734253, -81.733464
  • 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 Given

• 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 Jackson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
  • Since Given is near Mason County and also Putnam County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mason County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Putnam 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 Given

Curious and Interesting Names Near Given ...

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.

• Danstown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Danstown is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danstown
• Edgar ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Edgar is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgar
• Emma
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Emma is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emma
• Evans
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Evans is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
• Fairplain
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Fairplain is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplain
• Parchment Valley
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Parchment Valley is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parchment Valley
• Plum Orchard
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Plum Orchard is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Orchard
• Providence
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Providence is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
• Salt Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Salt Hill is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Hill
• Skidmore
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Skidmore is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skidmore
• Tribble
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Tribble is located in Mason County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tribble
• Young
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Young is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young

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

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

• Ripley, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies just to the North.
• Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Given to Charleston, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 252 miles [405.6 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,100 miles [9,817 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,816 miles [10,969.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,691 miles [7,549.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'