Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Marfork:
  • 37.944275, -81.510944
  • 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 Marfork

• 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 Raleigh County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Raleigh County
  • Since Marfork is near Boone County and also Kanawha County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Boone County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Kanawha 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 Marfork

Curious and Interesting Names Near Marfork ...

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.

• Acme
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Acme is located in Kanawha County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
• Carbon
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Carbon is located in Kanawha County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
• Dorothy
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Dorothy is located in Raleigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorothy
• Dry Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Dry Creek is located in Raleigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Creek
• Elk Run Junction
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Elk Run Junction is located in Boone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Run Junction
• Friendly View
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Friendly View is located in Raleigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly View
• Janie
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Janie is located in Boone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janie
  • Former name for Janie:
  • Mordue
• Keith
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Keith is located in Boone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keith
• Leevale
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Leevale is located in Raleigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leevale
• Packsville
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Packsville is located in Raleigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packsville
• Pineknob
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Pineknob is located in Raleigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineknob
• Republic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Republic is located in Kanawha County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republic
• Continue List   (4 more) ...
  • Rock Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Rock Creek is located in Raleigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
  • Sundial
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Sundial is located in Raleigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundial
  • Twilight
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Twilight is located in Boone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twilight
  • United
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • United is located in Kanawha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for United

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

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

• Beckley, which is the Seat of Raleigh County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Marfork to Beckley, with an average speed<2> 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 most of a day.
• Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 28 miles [45.1 km] to the north northwest (NNW). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 250 miles [402.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,126 miles [9,858.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,839 miles [11,006.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,714 miles [7,586.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'