Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Horrock:
  • 38.026231, -80.294518
  • 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 Horrock

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Horrock ...

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.

• Beard
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Beard is located in Pocahontas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beard
• Droop
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Droop is located in Pocahontas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Droop
• Droop Mountain
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Droop Mountain is located in Greenbrier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Droop Mountain
• Falling Spring
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Falling Spring is located in Greenbrier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
• Golden
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Golden is located in Greenbrier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden
• Julia
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Julia is located in Greenbrier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julia
• Locust
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Locust is located in Pocahontas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust
• Mill Run ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Mill Run is located in Pocahontas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Run
• Oscar
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Oscar is located in Greenbrier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oscar
• Spice
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Spice is located in Pocahontas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spice
• Spring Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Spring Creek is located in Greenbrier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
• Sue
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Sue is located in Greenbrier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sue

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

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

• Lewisburg, which is the Seat of Greenbrier County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Horrock to Lewisburg, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 75 miles [120.7 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 186 miles [299.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,072 miles [9,771.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,782 miles [10,914.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,658 miles [7,496.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'