Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Hyers:
  • 38.863706, -80.699264
  • 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 Hyers

• 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 Braxton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Braxton County
  • Since Hyers is near Gilmer County and also Lewis County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Gilmer County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lewis 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 Hyers

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hyers ...

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.

• Bonnie
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Bonnie is located in Braxton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie
• Bower
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Bower is located in Braxton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bower
• Cedarville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Cedarville is located in Gilmer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
• Copen
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Copen is located in Braxton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copen
• Cutlips
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cutlips is located in Braxton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutlips
• Dusk
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Dusk is located in Gilmer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dusk
• Dutch
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Dutch is located in Braxton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch
• Exchange
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Exchange is located in Braxton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exchange
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Exchange <1>
• Flower
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Flower is located in Braxton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flower
• Gem
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Gem is located in Braxton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem
• Orlando
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Orlando is located in Braxton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
• Sand Fork
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Sand Fork is located in Gilmer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Fork
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
• Stouts Mills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Stouts Mills is located in Gilmer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stouts Mills

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

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

• Sutton, which is the Seat of Braxton County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Hyers to Sutton, with an average speed<3> 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 61 miles [98.2 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 196 miles [315.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,052 miles [9,739.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,766 miles [10,888.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,641 miles [7,469 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'