Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Hiorra:
  • 39.392314, -79.818676
  • 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 Hiorra

• 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 Preston County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Preston County
  • Since Hiorra is near Monongalia County and also Taylor County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Monongalia County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Taylor 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 Hiorra

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hiorra ...

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.

• Camp Ground
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Camp Ground is located in Preston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Ground
• Chestnut Ridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Chestnut Ridge is located in Monongalia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Ridge
• Fellowsville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Fellowsville is located in Preston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowsville
• Hardman
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Hardman is located in Preston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardman
• Independence
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Independence is located in Preston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
• Israel
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Israel is located in Preston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Israel
• Kanetown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Kanetown is located in Preston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanetown
• Mountain View
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Mountain View is located in Preston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
• Oriole ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Oriole is located in Preston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriole
• Scotch Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Scotch Hill is located in Preston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotch Hill
• Threefork Bridge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Threefork Bridge is located in Preston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Threefork Bridge

How Far From Hiorra to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Hiorra to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Kingwood, which is the Seat of Preston County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hiorra to Kingwood, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 121 miles [194.7 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 152 miles [244.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,992 miles [9,643.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,706 miles [10,792.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,581 miles [7,372.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'