Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Heavener Grove:
  • 38.979544, -80.176748
  • 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 Heavener Grove

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Heavener Grove ...

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.

• Atlas
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Atlas is located in Upshur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
• Deanville
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Deanville is located in Upshur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanville
• Five Forks
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Five Forks is located in Upshur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
• Gale
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Gale is located in Upshur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gale
• Heavner ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Heavner is located in Upshur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heavner
• Ivy
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Ivy is located in Upshur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy
• Murphy
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Murphy is located in Barbour County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
• Pecks Run
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Pecks Run is located in Upshur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecks Run
• Red Rock
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Red Rock is located in Upshur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
• Rocky Ford
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Rocky Ford is located in Upshur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford
• Ruraldale
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Ruraldale is located in Upshur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruraldale
• Sand Run
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Sand Run is located in Upshur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run
• Swamp Run
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Swamp Run is located in Upshur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swamp Run
• Vegan
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Vegan is located in Upshur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vegan

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

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

• Buckhannon, which is the Seat of Upshur County, lies just to the West Northwest.
• Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 89 miles [143.2 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Heavener Grove to Charleston, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 168 miles [270.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,025 miles [9,696.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,738 miles [10,843.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,614 miles [7,425.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'