Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Neptune, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Neptune and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Neptune
- 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 Neptune:
- 39.074631, -81.779178
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Neptune
- 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 Jackson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- Since Neptune is near Meigs County and also Wood County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Meigs County
- eBird sighting report for Wood 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Neptune ...
We found seven communities that share the name Neptune.
Within West Virginia, the name Neptune is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, six are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Iowa
- Louisiana
- Ohio
- Saskatchewan
- This Neptune lies 1,304 miles [2,098.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Neptune that is located in Jackson County.
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Neptune ...
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.
- Bald Knobs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bald Knobs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Knobs
- Bald Knobs is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Keno
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keno
- Keno is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Lone Cedar
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lone Cedar have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Cedar
- Lone Cedar is located in Jackson County
- Long Bottom
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Bottom have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Bottom
- Long Bottom is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Long Bottom <4>
- Polk
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Pond Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pond Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Creek
- Pond Creek is located in Wood County
- Randolph Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Randolph Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph Landing
- Randolph Landing is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Reedsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reedsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedsville
- Reedsville is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Rushville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Shade River
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shade River have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shade River
- Shade River is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Skull Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
How Far From Neptune 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 Neptune to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Neptune and extending to:
- Ripley, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Neptune to Ripley, with an average speed<5> 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 five to six hours.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 50 miles [80.5 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 254 miles [408.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,087 miles [9,796.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,804 miles [10,950 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,679 miles [7,530.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Neptune. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Neptune) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Neptune. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0746, Longitude: -81.7792 In this case, the coordinates for Neptune have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Neptune could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <6> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Neptune to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.735 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.705 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.692 degrees. |