Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Meighen:
  • 39.784522, -80.718976
  • 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 Meighen

• 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 Meighen is near Wetzel County and also Monroe 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 Monroe 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 Meighen

Curious and Interesting Names Near Meighen ...

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.

• Andy ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Andy is located in Wetzel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andy
• Big Run
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Big Run is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
• Five Points ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Five Points is located in Wetzel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Franklin
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Franklin is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
• Grave Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Grave Creek is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grave Creek
• Graysville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Graysville is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
• Howard ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Howard is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
• Kent
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Kent is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
• Lynn Camp
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Lynn Camp is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Camp
• Marion
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Marion is located in Wetzel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
• Peabody
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Peabody is located in Wetzel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peabody
• Stillhouse Run ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Stillhouse Run is located in Monroe County (OH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillhouse Run

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

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

• Moundsville, which is the Seat of Marshall County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Meighen to Moundsville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 110 miles [177 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 205 miles [329.9 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 6,012 miles [9,675.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,729 miles [10,829.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,604 miles [7,409.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'