Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Huff, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Huff and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Huff
- 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 Huff:
- 38.771774, -80.000628
- 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 Huff
- 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 Randolph County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Randolph County
- Since Huff is near Upshur County and also Pocahontas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Upshur County
- eBird sighting report for Pocahontas 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
Communities Also Named Huff ...
We found fifteen communities that share the name Huff.
Within West Virginia, the name Huff is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of another fifteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- Colorado
- Georgia
- Indiana
- Kentucky
- Edmonson County
- This Huff is located in Edmonson County and lies 361 miles [581 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Huff that is located in Randolph County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Edmonson County community of Huff.
- Jackson County
- This Huff is located in Jackson County and lies 232 miles [373.4 km] to the west southwest of the Huff that is located in Randolph County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Huff.
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
- Indiana County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Huff [Indiana County].
- Westmoreland County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Huff [Westmoreland County].
- Texas
- Archer County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Archer County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Archer County community of Huff.
- Wichita County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Huff [Wichita County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Huff ...
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.
- Beverly
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
- Beverly is located in Randolph County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 657 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beverly <4>
- Blue Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Dailey
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Elkwater
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkwater
- Elkwater is located in Randolph County
- Fisher ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Hemlock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Lee Bell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Lonetree ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Mabie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Palace Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palace Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palace Valley
- Palace Valley is located in Upshur County
- Pumpkintown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pumpkintown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkintown
- Pumpkintown is located in Randolph County
- Queens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queens
- Queens is located in Upshur County
How Far From Huff 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 Huff to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Huff once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Huff and extending to:
- Elkins, which is the Seat of Randolph County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Huff to Elkins, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 92 miles [148.1 km] to the west southwest (WSW). 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 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 159 miles [255.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,027 miles [9,699.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,739 miles [10,845.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,614 miles [7,425.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Huff could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Huff) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Huff. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7718, Longitude: -80.0006 In this case, the coordinates for Huff have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Huff, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Huff to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.662 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.437 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.02 degrees. |