Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Monongah:
  • 39.459660, -80.218241
  • 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 Monongah

• 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 Marion County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
  • Since Monongah is near Harrison County and also Taylor County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Harrison County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Taylor 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 Monongah

Curious and Interesting Names Near Monongah ...

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.

• Barrackville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Barrackville is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrackville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,270 people
• Boothsville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Boothsville is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boothsville
• Enterprise
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Enterprise is located in Harrison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
• Francis
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Francis is located in Harrison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis
• Garden Village
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Garden Village is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Village
• Helens Run
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Helens Run is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helens Run
• Highland
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Highland is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
• Hillcrest
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hillcrest is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
• Hillview
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Hillview is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillview
• Katy
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Katy is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katy
• Killarm
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Killarm is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killarm
• Long Run
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Long Run is located in Harrison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Run
• Continue List   (4 more) ...
  • New England
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • New England is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New England
  • Oak Grove ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Oak Grove is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Pettyjohn ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Pettyjohn is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettyjohn
  • Wahoo
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Wahoo is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo

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

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

• Fairmont, which is the Seat of Marion County, lies just to the East Northeast.
• Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 107 miles [172.2 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Monongah to Charleston, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 174 miles [280 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take about 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 6,006 miles [9,665.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,721 miles [10,816.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,596 miles [7,396.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'