Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Graham Heights:
  • 39.475641, -80.105910
  • 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 Graham Heights

• 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 Marion County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
  • Since Graham Heights is near Monongalia County and also Taylor County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Monongalia County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Taylor 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 Graham Heights

Curious and Interesting Names Near Graham Heights ...

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.

• Barrackville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Barrackville is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrackville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,270 people
• Dakota
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Dakota is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dakota
• Forksburg
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Forksburg is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forksburg
• Garden Village
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Garden Village is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Village
• Hillcrest
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Hillcrest is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
• Hillview
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Hillview is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillview
• Hopewell
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Hopewell is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
• Meadowdale
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Meadowdale is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
• Montana
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Montana is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montana
• Mount Harmony
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Mount Harmony is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Harmony
• New England
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • New England is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New England
• Pettyjohn ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Pettyjohn is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettyjohn
• Shagtown
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Shagtown is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shagtown

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

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

• Fairmont, which is the Seat of Marion County, lies just to the West Northwest.
• Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 112 miles [180.2 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Graham Heights to Charleston, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 169 miles [272 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,000 miles [9,656.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,715 miles [10,806.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,591 miles [7,388.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'