Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Knob Fork:
  • 39.648694, -80.546752
  • 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 Knob Fork

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Knob Fork ...

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.

• Anthem
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Anthem is located in Wetzel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthem
• Big Run
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Big Run is located in Wetzel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
• Dean
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Dean is located in Wetzel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean
• Four Mile
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Four Mile is located in Wetzel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Mile
• Hundred
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hundred is located in Wetzel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hundred
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hundred <1>
• Kingstown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Kingstown is located in Wetzel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingstown
• Littleton
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Littleton is located in Wetzel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
• Rockport
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Rockport is located in Wetzel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
• Sincerity
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Sincerity is located in Wetzel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sincerity
• Uniontown
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Uniontown is located in Wetzel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
• Wheat
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Wheat is located in Wetzel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheat

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

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

• New Martinsville, which is the Seat of Wetzel County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Knob Fork to New Martinsville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 106 miles [170.6 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 194 miles [312.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,011 miles [9,673.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,727 miles [10,826.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,603 miles [7,407.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'