Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Mustang Acres:
  • 39.281464, -81.481788
  • 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 Mustang Acres

• 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 Wood County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wood County
  • Since Mustang Acres is near Washington County and also Pleasants County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pleasants 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 Mustang Acres

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mustang Acres ...

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.

• Boreman
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Boreman is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boreman
• Cedar Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Cedar Grove is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
• Hillcrest
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Hillcrest is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
• Murphytown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Murphytown is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphytown
• Red Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Red Hill is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
• Scenic Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Scenic Hills is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Hills
• Sunrise
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Sunrise is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
• Sunset Heights
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Sunset Heights is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Heights
• Tallyho
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Tallyho is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallyho
• Valley Mills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Valley Mills is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Mills
• Woodland Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Woodland Park is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park

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

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

• Parkersburg, which is the Seat of Wood County, lies just to the West Southwest.
• Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 64 miles [103 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Mustang Acres to Charleston, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 239 miles [384.6 km] to the east (E). 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 14 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,065 miles [9,760.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,782 miles [10,914.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,658 miles [7,496.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'