Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Green Bottom:
  • 38.552306, -82.283760
  • 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 Green Bottom

• 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 Cabell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cabell County
  • Since Green Bottom is near Lawrence County and also Gallia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Gallia 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 Green Bottom

Curious and Interesting Names Near Green Bottom ...

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.

• Cebee
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Cebee is located in Lawrence County (OH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cebee
• Clover
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Clover is located in Cabell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover
• Crown City
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Crown City is located in Cabell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown City
• Fair Place
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Fair Place is located in Lawrence County (OH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Place
• Good Hope
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Good Hope is located in Gallia County (OH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
• Home Park
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Home Park is located in Lawrence County (OH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Park
• Ida ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Ida is located in Lawrence County (OH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
• Lock
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Lock is located in Lawrence County (OH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock
• Platform
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Platform is located in Lawrence County (OH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platform
• Polkadotte
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Polkadotte is located in Lawrence County (OH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkadotte
• Riverview
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Riverview is located in Lawrence County (OH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
• Suiter
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Suiter is located in Lawrence County (OH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suiter
• Swan Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Swan Creek is located in Gallia County (OH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Creek

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

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

• Huntington, which is the Seat of Cabell County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Green Bottom to Huntington, 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 38 miles [61.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 283 miles [455.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,131 miles [9,866.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,847 miles [11,019.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,722 miles [7,599.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'