Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 The Mileground:
  • 39.642581, -79.930617
  • 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 The Mileground

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near The Mileground ...

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.

• Canyon
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Canyon is located in Monongalia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon
• Evans Ferry
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Evans Ferry is located in Monongalia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Ferry
• Fieldcrest
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Fieldcrest is located in Monongalia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldcrest
• Jerome Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Jerome Park is located in Monongalia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome Park
• Park Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Park Hills is located in Monongalia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Hills
• Pioneer Rocks
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Pioneer Rocks is located in Monongalia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Rocks
• Randall
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Randall is located in Monongalia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
• Richard
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Richard is located in Monongalia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richard
• Rock Forge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Rock Forge is located in Monongalia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Forge
• Rosedale
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Rosedale is located in Monongalia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
• South Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • South Park is located in Monongalia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Park
• Star City
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Star City is located in Monongalia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,984 people
• Sunnyside
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Sunnyside is located in Monongalia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
• Tanglewood
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Tanglewood is located in Monongalia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood

How Far From The Mileground to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as The Mileground to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Morgantown, which is the Seat of Monongalia County, lies just to the West Southwest.
• Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 127 miles [204.4 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from The Mileground to Charleston, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 163 miles [262.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,986 miles [9,633.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,701 miles [10,784.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,576 miles [7,364.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'