Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Joker:
  • 38.905919, -81.169559
  • 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 Joker

• 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 Calhoun County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Calhoun County
  • Since Joker is near Wirt County and also Roane County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wirt County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Roane 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 Joker

Curious and Interesting Names Near Joker ...

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.

• Adam
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Adam is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adam
• Big Springs
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Big Springs is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
• Five Forks
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Five Forks is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
• Freed
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Freed is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freed
• Grantsville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Grantsville is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grantsville <1>
• Henrietta
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Henrietta is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
• Index ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Index is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Index
• Leatherbark
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Leatherbark is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherbark
• Liberty Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Liberty Hill is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
• Millstone
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Millstone is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millstone
• Pink
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Pink is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink
• Pleasant Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
• Purdy
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Purdy is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy

How Far From Joker to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Joker to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Grantsville, which is the Seat of Calhoun County, lies just to the East Northeast.
• Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 45 miles [72.4 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Joker to Charleston, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 222 miles [357.3 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,069 miles [9,767.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,784 miles [10,917.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,660 miles [7,499.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'