Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Glen Ferris:
  • 38.153163, -81.214830
  • 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 Glen Ferris

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Glen Ferris ...

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.

• Alloy
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Alloy is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alloy
• Boomer
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Boomer is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boomer
• Carbondale
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Carbondale is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
• Chimney Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Chimney Corner is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Corner
• Cotton Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Cotton Hill is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Hill
• Crescent
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Crescent is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
• Deep Water
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Deep Water is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Water
• Eagle
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Eagle is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle
• Falls View
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Falls View is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls View
• Hawks Nest
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hawks Nest is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawks Nest
• Longacre
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Longacre is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longacre

How Far From Glen Ferris to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Glen Ferris to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Fayetteville, which is the Seat of Fayette County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Glen Ferris to Fayetteville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 26 miles [41.8 km] to the west northwest (WNW). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 231 miles [371.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 14 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,105 miles [9,825 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,817 miles [10,970.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,693 miles [7,552.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'