Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Gunville:
  • 38.774806, -81.872635
  • 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 Gunville

• 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 Mason County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mason County
  • Since Gunville is near Jackson County and also Meigs County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Meigs 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 Gunville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Gunville ...

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.

• Apple Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Apple Grove is located in Meigs County (OH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
• Ash
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Ash is located in Mason County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
• Chestnut
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Chestnut is located in Mason County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut
• Cottageville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Cottageville is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottageville
• Danstown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Danstown is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danstown
• Evans
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Evans is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
• Evergreen Hills
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Evergreen Hills is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Hills
• Huntsville ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Huntsville is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
• Leon
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Leon is located in Mason County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
• Parchment Valley
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Parchment Valley is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parchment Valley
• Providence
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Providence is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
• School House ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • School House is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for School House
• Tribble
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Tribble is located in Mason County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tribble

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

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

• Point Pleasant, which is the Seat of Mason County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Gunville to Point Pleasant, 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 32 miles [51.5 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 260 miles [418.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,104 miles [9,823.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,820 miles [10,975.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,695 miles [7,555.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'