Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Hannahdale:
  • 39.223712, -81.026447
  • 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 Hannahdale

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hannahdale ...

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.

• Admiral ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Admiral is located in Ritchie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Admiral
• Cornwallis
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Cornwallis is located in Ritchie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwallis
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Cornwallis
  • From Hannahdale to Cornwallis
• Finch
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Finch is located in Ritchie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finch
• Five Forks
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Five Forks is located in Ritchie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
• Highland
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Highland is located in Ritchie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
• League
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • League is located in Ritchie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for League
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to League
  • From Hannahdale to League
• Low Gap
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Low Gap is located in Ritchie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
• Pew Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Pew Hill is located in Ritchie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pew Hill
• Pike
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Pike is located in Ritchie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike
• Riddle ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Riddle is located in Ritchie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddle
• Six Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Six Hill is located in Ritchie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Hill
• Star Settlement ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Star Settlement is located in Ritchie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Settlement
• Toll Gate
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Toll Gate is located in Ritchie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toll Gate
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Toll Gate
  • From Hannahdale to Toll Gate

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

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

• Harrisville, which is the Seat of Ritchie County, lies just to the Southwest.
• Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 68 miles [109.4 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Hannahdale to Charleston, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 215 miles [346 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,049 miles [9,734.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,765 miles [10,887.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,640 miles [7,467.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'