Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Guyan:
  • 37.640387, -81.774837
  • 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 Guyan

• 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 Wyoming County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wyoming County
  • Since Guyan is near Mingo County and also Logan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mingo County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Logan 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 Guyan

Curious and Interesting Names Near Guyan ...

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.

• Christian
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Christian is located in Logan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian
• Coal Mountain
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Coal Mountain is located in Wyoming County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Mountain
• Cub City
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Cub City is located in Wyoming County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cub City
• Emmett
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Emmett is located in Logan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmett
• Gilbert
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Gilbert is located in Mingo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 378 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilbert <1>
• Justice
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Justice is located in Mingo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justice
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Justice <1>
• Lincoln
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Lincoln is located in Wyoming County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
• Long Branch
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Long Branch is located in Wyoming County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
• Slabtown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Slabtown is located in Mingo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
• Sun Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Sun Hill is located in Wyoming County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Hill
• Uno
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Uno is located in Wyoming County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uno

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

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

• Pineville, which is the Seat of Wyoming County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Guyan to Pineville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 49 miles [78.9 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 271 miles [436.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,151 miles [9,899.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,863 miles [11,044.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,738 miles [7,625.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'