Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Howesville:
  • 39.439257, -79.755893
  • 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 Howesville

• 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 Howesville 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 Howesville

Communities Also Named Howesville ...

We found one communities that are also named Howesville.

Within West Virginia, the name Howesville is unique.

Beyond West Virginia, there is another community also named Howesville in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Indiana
    • Clay County
    • This Howesville is located in Clay County and lies 395 miles [635.7 km]<1> to the west of the Howesville that is located in Preston County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Howesville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Howesville ...

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
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Camp Ground is located in Preston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Ground
• Chestnut Ridge
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Chestnut Ridge is located in Monongalia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Ridge
• Heathers Run
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Heathers Run is located in Preston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathers Run
• Independence
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Independence is located in Preston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
• Kanes Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Kanes Creek is located in Preston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanes Creek
• Kanetown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Kanetown is located in Preston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanetown
• Kingwood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Kingwood is located in Preston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingwood
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,047 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingwood <2>
• Mountain View
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Mountain View is located in Preston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
• Oriole ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Oriole is located in Preston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriole
• Reedsville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Reedsville is located in Preston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedsville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reedsville <2>
• Threefork Bridge
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Threefork Bridge is located in Preston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Threefork Bridge

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Howesville and extending to:

• Kingwood, which is the Seat of Preston County, lies just to the East Northeast.
• Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 125 miles [201.2 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Howesville to Charleston, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 150 miles [241.4 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,988 miles [9,636.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,701 miles [10,784.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,577 miles [7,366 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'