Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Kanetown:
  • 39.366484, -79.764230
  • 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 Kanetown

• 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 Preston County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Preston County
  • Since Kanetown is near Monongalia County and also Barbour County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Monongalia County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Barbour 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 Kanetown

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kanetown ...

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.

• Camp Ground
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Camp Ground is located in Preston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Ground
• Chestnut Ridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Chestnut Ridge is located in Monongalia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Ridge
• Dent
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Dent is located in Barbour County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dent
• Fellowsville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Fellowsville is located in Preston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowsville
• Hardman
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Hardman is located in Preston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardman
• Heathers Run
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Heathers Run is located in Preston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathers Run
• Independence
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Independence is located in Preston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
• Israel
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Israel is located in Preston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Israel
• Maple Run
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Maple Run is located in Taylor County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Run
• Mountain View
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Mountain View is located in Preston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
• Oriole ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Oriole is located in Preston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriole
• Scotch Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Scotch Hill is located in Preston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotch Hill
• Threefork Bridge
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Threefork Bridge is located in Preston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Threefork Bridge

How Far From Kanetown to ...

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Kanetown and extending to:

• Kingwood, which is the Seat of Preston County, lies just to the North Northeast.
• Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 122 miles [196.3 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Kanetown to Charleston, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 149 miles [239.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,991 miles [9,641.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,705 miles [10,790.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,580 miles [7,370.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'