Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Kausooth:
  • 39.754772, -80.595540
  • 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 Kausooth

• 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 Marshall County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marshall County
  • Since Kausooth is near Wetzel County and also Greene County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wetzel County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene 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 Kausooth

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kausooth ...

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.

• Big Run
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Big Run is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
• Dean
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Dean is located in Wetzel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean
• Deep Valley
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Deep Valley is located in Greene County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Valley
• Georgetown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Georgetown is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
• Howard ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Howard is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
• Knob Fork
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Knob Fork is located in Wetzel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Fork
• Littleton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Littleton is located in Wetzel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Littleton
  • From Kausooth to Littleton
• Lynn Camp
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Lynn Camp is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Camp
• Ned
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Ned is located in Greene County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ned
• Quiet Dell
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Quiet Dell is located in Greene County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiet Dell
• Rockport
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Rockport is located in Wetzel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport

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

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

• Moundsville, which is the Seat of Marshall County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Kausooth to Moundsville, with an average speed<2> 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 111 miles [178.6 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 199 miles [320.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,008 miles [9,668.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,725 miles [10,822.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,600 miles [7,403 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'