Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Marfrance:
  • 38.055672, -80.691200
  • 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 Marfrance

• 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 Greenbrier County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greenbrier County
  • Since Marfrance is near Nicholas County and also Fayette County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Nicholas County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette 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 Marfrance

Curious and Interesting Names Near Marfrance ...

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.

• Bruce
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Bruce is located in Nicholas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
• Carl
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Carl is located in Nicholas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl
• Dennis
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Dennis is located in Greenbrier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
• Duo
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Duo is located in Greenbrier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duo
• Grassy Falls
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Grassy Falls is located in Nicholas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Falls
• Green Valley
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Green Valley is located in Nicholas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
• Hominy Falls
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Hominy Falls is located in Nicholas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hominy Falls
• Honeydew ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Honeydew is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeydew
• Leslie
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Leslie is located in Greenbrier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
• Maywood
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Maywood is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
• Nutterville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Nutterville is located in Greenbrier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutterville
• Orient Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Orient Hill is located in Greenbrier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orient Hill
• Rock Cliff
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Rock Cliff is located in Greenbrier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Cliff
• Snow Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Snow Hill is located in Nicholas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill

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

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

• Lewisburg, which is the Seat of Greenbrier County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Marfrance to Lewisburg, 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 54 miles [86.9 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 205 miles [329.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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 6,088 miles [9,797.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,798 miles [10,940.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,674 miles [7,522.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'