Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Hacker Valley:
  • 38.652727, -80.384067
  • 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 Hacker Valley

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hacker Valley ...

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.

• Big Run
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Big Run is located in Webster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Big Run
  • From Hacker Valley to Big Run
• Diana
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Diana is located in Webster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diana
• Eden
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Eden is located in Upshur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
• Fishers Crossing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Fishers Crossing is located in Webster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishers Crossing
• Guardian
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Guardian is located in Webster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guardian
• Holly
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Holly is located in Braxton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
• Jumbo
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jumbo is located in Webster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
• Little Wildcat ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Little Wildcat is located in Lewis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Wildcat
• Silica
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Silica is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silica
• Wildcat ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Wildcat is located in Braxton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildcat

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

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

• Webster Springs, which is the Seat of Webster County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Hacker Valley to Webster Springs, 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 70 miles [112.7 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 about three full days and walking would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 180 miles [289.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,048 miles [9,733.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,760 miles [10,879.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,636 miles [7,460.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'