Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Grubbs Corner:
  • 39.413433, -77.973331
  • 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 Grubbs Corner

• 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 Berkeley County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Berkeley County
  • Since Grubbs Corner is near Jefferson County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Grubbs Corner

Communities Also Named Grubbs Corner ...

We found one communities that are also named Grubbs Corner.

Within West Virginia, the name Grubbs Corner is unique.

Beyond West Virginia, there is another community also named Grubbs Corner in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Delaware
    • New Castle County
    • This Grubbs Corner is located in New Castle County and lies 135 miles [217.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Grubbs Corner that is located in Berkeley County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Grubbs Corner.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Grubbs Corner ...

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.

• Egypt
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Egypt is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
• Files Crossroad
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Files Crossroad is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Files Crossroad
• Goose Nest
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Goose Nest is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Nest
• Irish Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Irish Hill is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irish Hill
• Leetown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Leetown is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leetown
• Martinsburg
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Martinsburg is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,514 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinsburg <2>
• Mount Pleasant
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
• Pikeside
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Pikeside is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeside
• Swan Pond
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Swan Pond is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Pond
• Tablers Station
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Tablers Station is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tablers Station
• Union Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Union Corner is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Corner

How Far From Grubbs Corner 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 Grubbs Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Grubbs Corner and extending to:

• Martinsburg, which is the Seat of Berkeley County, lies just to the North.
• Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 209 miles [336.4 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Grubbs Corner to Charleston, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 61 miles [98.2 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,915 miles [9,519.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,624 miles [10,660.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,500 miles [7,242 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'