Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Horseneck, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Horseneck and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Horseneck
- 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 Horseneck:
- 39.321481, -81.280370
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Horseneck
- 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 Pleasants County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Pleasants County
- Since Horseneck is near Wood County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Wood County
- eBird sighting report for Washington 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Horseneck ...
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.
- Cluster
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Deerwalk
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Eureka
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Green Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Lone Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lone Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Valley
- Lone Valley is located in Ritchie County
- Nutter Farm
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nutter Farm have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutter Farm
- Nutter Farm is located in Ritchie County
- Oil Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oil Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Spring
- Oil Spring is located in Ritchie County
- Pleasants
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Sandhill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Schultz
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Willow Island
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Island
- Willow Island is located in Pleasants County
- Yankeeburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankeeburg
- Yankeeburg is located in Washington County (OH)
How Far From Horseneck 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 Horseneck to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Horseneck and extending to:
- Saint Marys, which is the Seat of Pleasants County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 69 miles [111 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Horseneck to Charleston, with an average speed<3> 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 229 miles [368.5 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,055 miles [9,744.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,772 miles [10,898.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,647 miles [7,478.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Horseneck. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Horseneck) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Horseneck. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3215, Longitude: -81.2804 In this case, the coordinates for Horseneck have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <4> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Horseneck to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.422 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.385 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.39 degrees. |