Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Grassy Falls:
  • 38.172614, -80.687591
  • 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 Grassy Falls

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Grassy Falls ...

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.

• Bruce
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Bruce is located in Nicholas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
• Carl
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Carl is located in Nicholas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl
• Deepwell
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Deepwell is located in Nicholas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deepwell
• Donald
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Donald is located in Nicholas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donald
• Fowler Knob
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Fowler Knob is located in Nicholas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler Knob
• Green Valley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Green Valley is located in Nicholas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
• Hominy Falls
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Hominy Falls is located in Nicholas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hominy Falls
• Jetsville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jetsville is located in Nicholas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jetsville
• Marybill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Marybill is located in Nicholas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marybill
• Snow Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Snow Hill is located in Nicholas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill

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

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

• Summersville, which is the Seat of Nicholas County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Grassy Falls to Summersville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 52 miles [83.7 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 203 miles [326.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,082 miles [9,788 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,793 miles [10,932.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,669 miles [7,514 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'