Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Orricks Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Orricks Ferry and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Orricks Ferry
- 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 Orricks Ferry:
- 39.695926, -78.172229
- 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 Orricks Ferry
- 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 Morgan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Morgan County
- Since Orricks Ferry is near Washington County and also Fulton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Washington County
- eBird sighting report for Fulton 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Orricks Ferry ...
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.
- Bath
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Burnt Factory
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnt Factory have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Factory
- Burnt Factory is located in Morgan County
- Dogtown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Harvey
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Jimtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Plum Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Ridersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridersville
- Ridersville is located in Morgan County
- Roundtop ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Shady Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Shady Grove is located in Morgan County
- Sir Johns Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sir Johns Run have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sir Johns Run
- Sir Johns Run is located in Morgan County
- Sleepy Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sleepy Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Creek
- Sleepy Creek is located in Morgan County
- Stanley
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Timber Ridge Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timber Ridge Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge Heights
- Timber Ridge Heights is located in Washington County (MD)
How Far From Orricks Ferry 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 Orricks Ferry to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Orricks Ferry and extending to:
- Berkeley Springs, which is the Seat of Morgan County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 207 miles [333.1 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Orricks Ferry to Charleston, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 81 miles [130.4 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,911 miles [9,512.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,622 miles [10,657.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,498 miles [7,238.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Orricks Ferry. 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> | 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Orricks Ferry) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Orricks Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6959, Longitude: -78.1722 In this case, the coordinates for Orricks Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Orricks Ferry to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.517 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.274 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.894 degrees. |