Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Nestorville:
  • 39.179822, -79.909241
  • 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 Nestorville

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

Communities Also Named Nestorville ...

We found one communities that are also named Nestorville.

Within West Virginia, the name Nestorville is unique.

Beyond West Virginia, there is another community also named Nestorville in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Ontario
    • This Nestorville lies 525 miles [844.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Nestorville that is located in Barbour County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Nestorville ...

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.

• Cecil
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Cecil is located in Taylor County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
• Cove Run
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Cove Run is located in Barbour County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Run
• Cove Run Station ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Cove Run Station is located in Barbour County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Run Station
• Flora ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Flora is located in Barbour County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora
• Fox Hall ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Fox Hall is located in Barbour County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hall
• Hopewell
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Hopewell is located in Barbour County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
• Meadowville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Meadowville is located in Barbour County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowville
• Moatsville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Moatsville is located in Barbour County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moatsville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moatsville <2>
• Pleasant Creek ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Pleasant Creek is located in Barbour County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Creek
• Pleasure Valley
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Pleasure Valley is located in Barbour County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasure Valley
• Sandy ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Sandy is located in Taylor County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
• Texas ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Texas is located in Tucker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas
• Valley Furnace
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Valley Furnace is located in Barbour County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Furnace

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Nestorville and extending to:

• Philippi, which is the Seat of Barbour County, lies just to the West Southwest.
• Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 108 miles [173.8 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Nestorville to Charleston, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 155 miles [249.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,005 miles [9,664.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,718 miles [10,811.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,594 miles [7,393.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'