Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Okonoko:
  • 39.523149, -78.525290
  • 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 Okonoko

• 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 Hampshire County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hampshire County
  • Since Okonoko is near Allegany County and also Morgan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Allegany County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan 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 Okonoko

Curious and Interesting Names Near Okonoko ...

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.

• Creekvale
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Creekvale is located in Hampshire County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekvale
• Fairplay
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Fairplay is located in Allegany County (MD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplay
• Green Ridge
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Green Ridge is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
• Green Spring
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Green Spring is located in Hampshire County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring
• Jerome
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jerome is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
• Levels
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Levels is located in Hampshire County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levels
• Little Cacapon
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Little Cacapon is located in Hampshire County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Cacapon
• Magnolia
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Magnolia is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
• Neals Run
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Neals Run is located in Hampshire County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neals Run
• Paw Paw
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Paw Paw is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Paw
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 484 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paw Paw <1>
• Spring Gap ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Spring Gap is located in Hampshire County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Gap

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

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

• Romney, which is the Seat of Hampshire County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Okonoko to Romney, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of 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 185 miles [297.7 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 90 miles [144.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,933 miles [9,548.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,644 miles [10,692.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,520 miles [7,274.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'