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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 North Parkersburg:
    • 39.287853, -81.532901
    • 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 North Parkersburg
  • 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 North Parkersburg 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 North Parkersburg

Curious and Interesting Names Near North Parkersburg ...

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
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Boreman is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boreman
  • Cedar Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Cedar Grove is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
  • Central
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Central is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
  • Constitution
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Constitution is located in Washington County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constitution
  • Hillcrest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Hillcrest is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
  • Larkmead
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Larkmead is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkmead
  • Liberty Hills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Liberty Hills is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hills
  • Pettyville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Pettyville is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettyville
  • Pleasant View
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Pleasant View is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
  • Red Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Red Hill is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
  • Riverview
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Riverview is located in Washington County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
  • Rockland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Rockland is located in Washington County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Rolling Hills
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Rolling Hills is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
    • Scenic Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Scenic Hills is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Hills
    • Sunrise
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Sunrise is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
    • Sunset Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Sunset Heights is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Heights
    • Tallyho
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Tallyho is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallyho
    • Valley Mills
      (5 miles [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 east)
      • Woodland Park is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park

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

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

  • Parkersburg, which is the Seat of Wood County, lies just to the Southwest.
  • Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 65 miles [104.6 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from North Parkersburg 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 242 miles [389.5 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 6,067 miles [9,763.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,784 miles [10,917.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,660 miles [7,499.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- North Parkersburg) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 North Parkersburg to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in North Parkersburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2879, Longitude: -81.5329       In this case, the coordinates for North Parkersburg have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.578 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.557 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.513 degrees.