Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Huttonsville:
  • 38.714196, -79.977704
  • 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 Huttonsville

• 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Randolph County
  • Since Huttonsville is near Upshur County and also Pocahontas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Upshur County
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Huttonsville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Huttonsville ...

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
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Beverly is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 657 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beverly <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Beverly
  • From Huttonsville to Beverly
• Blue Rock
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Blue Rock is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Rock
• Dailey
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Dailey is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dailey
• Elkwater
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Elkwater is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkwater
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Elkwater
  • From Huttonsville to Elkwater
• Gertrude ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Gertrude is located in Pocahontas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gertrude
• Hemlock
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Hemlock is located in Upshur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
• Huff ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Huff is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
• Lee Bell
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Lee Bell is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Bell
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lee Bell
  • From Huttonsville to Lee Bell
• Lonetree ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Lonetree is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonetree
• May
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • May is located in Pocahontas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May
• Palace Valley
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Palace Valley is located in Upshur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palace Valley
• Spangler
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Spangler is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangler

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Huttonsville and extending to:

• Elkins, which is the Seat of Randolph County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Huttonsville to Elkins, with an average speed<3> 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 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 158 miles [254.3 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,029 miles [9,702.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,740 miles [10,847 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,616 miles [7,428.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'