Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Nutter Farm:
  • 39.240910, -81.224836
  • 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 Nutter Farm

• 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 Ritchie County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ritchie County
  • Since Nutter Farm is near Pleasants County and also Wood County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pleasants County
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Nutter Farm

Curious and Interesting Names Near Nutter Farm ...

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.

• Cairo
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Cairo is located in Ritchie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cairo <1>
• Cornwallis
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Cornwallis is located in Ritchie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwallis
• Deerwalk
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Deerwalk is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwalk
• Horseneck
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Horseneck is located in Pleasants County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseneck
• Lone Valley
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Lone Valley is located in Ritchie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Valley
• Low Gap
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Low Gap is located in Ritchie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
• Oil Spring
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Oil Spring is located in Ritchie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Spring
• Petroleum
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Petroleum is located in Ritchie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
• Pew Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Pew Hill is located in Ritchie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pew Hill
• Pleasants
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Pleasants is located in Pleasants County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasants
• Sandhill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Sandhill is located in Ritchie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandhill
• Schultz
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Schultz is located in Pleasants County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schultz
• Six Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Six Hill is located in Ritchie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Hill

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Nutter Farm and extending to:

• Harrisville, which is the Seat of Ritchie County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Nutter Farm to Harrisville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 65 miles [104.6 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 225 miles [362.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,057 miles [9,747.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,773 miles [10,900.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,648 miles [7,480.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'