Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Ingo:
  • 38.769268, -80.410085
  • 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 Ingo

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ingo ...

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.

• Eden
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Eden is located in Upshur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
• Falls Mill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Falls Mill is located in Braxton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Mill
• Gregory
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Gregory is located in Braxton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
• Holly Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Holly Grove is located in Upshur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
• Ireland
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Ireland is located in Lewis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ireland
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ireland <1>
• Jewell
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jewell is located in Lewis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
• Joppa
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Joppa is located in Braxton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
• Little Wildcat ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Little Wildcat is located in Lewis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Wildcat
• Rock Cave
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Rock Cave is located in Upshur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Cave
• Walkersville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Walkersville is located in Lewis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkersville
• Wildcat
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Wildcat is located in Lewis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildcat
• Zion
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Zion is located in Upshur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion

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

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

• Weston, which is the Seat of Lewis County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Ingo to Weston, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
• Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 71 miles [114.3 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 about three full days and walking would take 4 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 181 miles [291.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,044 miles [9,726.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,757 miles [10,874.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,632 miles [7,454.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'