Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Greenbrier Junction:
  • 38.780111, -79.765339
  • 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 Greenbrier Junction

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Greenbrier Junction ...

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.

• Beverly
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Beverly is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 657 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beverly <1>
• Cheat Junction
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Cheat Junction is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheat Junction
• Dailey
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Dailey is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dailey
• Elk River Junction
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Elk River Junction is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk River Junction
• Evenwood
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Evenwood is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evenwood
• Flint
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Flint is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
• Gertrude ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Gertrude is located in Pocahontas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gertrude
• Lonetree ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Lonetree is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonetree
• Lumber ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Lumber is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber
• May
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • May is located in Pocahontas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May
• Meadows
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Meadows is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows

How Far From Greenbrier Junction 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 Greenbrier Junction to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Greenbrier Junction and extending to:

• Elkins, which is the Seat of Randolph County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Greenbrier Junction to Elkins, with an average speed<3> 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 104 miles [167.4 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 146 miles [235 km] to the east (E). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,017 miles [9,683.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,728 miles [10,827.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,604 miles [7,409.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'