Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Meadows:
  • 37.826786, -80.720918
  • 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 Meadows

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Grassy Meadows ...

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.

• Blue Sulphur Springs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Blue Sulphur Springs is located in Greenbrier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Sulphur Springs
• Crag
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Crag is located in Greenbrier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crag
• Dennis
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Dennis is located in Greenbrier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
• Elton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Elton is located in Summers County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elton
• Farmdale
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Farmdale is located in Greenbrier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmdale
• Green Sulphur Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Green Sulphur Springs is located in Summers County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Sulphur Springs
• Hickory Grove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Hickory Grove is located in Greenbrier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
• Lawn
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Lawn is located in Greenbrier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawn
• Lockbridge
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Lockbridge is located in Summers County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockbridge
• Meadow Bluff
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Meadow Bluff is located in Greenbrier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Bluff
• Meadow Bridge
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Meadow Bridge is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Bridge
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
• Ramp
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Ramp is located in Summers County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramp
• Tina ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Tina is located in Summers County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tina

How Far From Grassy Meadows 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 Grassy Meadows 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 Meadows and extending to:

• Lewisburg, which is the Seat of Greenbrier County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Grassy Meadows to Lewisburg, with an average speed<2> 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 four to five hours.
• Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 61 miles [98.2 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 212 miles [341.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,099 miles [9,815.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,809 miles [10,958 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,685 miles [7,539.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'