Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Owens Crossing:
  • 38.351475, -82.273202
  • 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 Owens Crossing

• 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 Cabell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cabell County
  • Since Owens Crossing is near Wayne County and also Lincoln County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln 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 Owens Crossing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Owens Crossing ...

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.

• Blue Sulphur
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Blue Sulphur is located in Cabell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Sulphur
• Fudges Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Fudges Creek is located in Cabell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fudges Creek
• Garden Farms
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Garden Farms is located in Cabell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Farms
• Indian Meadows
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Indian Meadows is located in Cabell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Meadows
• Inez
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Inez is located in Cabell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inez
• Martha
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Martha is located in Cabell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martha
• Pea Ridge
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Pea Ridge is located in Cabell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
• Prairietown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Prairietown is located in Cabell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairietown
• Salt Rock
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Salt Rock is located in Cabell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Rock
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salt Rock <1>
• Sarah
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Sarah is located in Cabell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarah
• Timberlake
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Timberlake is located in Cabell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake

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

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

• Huntington, which is the Seat of Cabell County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Owens Crossing to Huntington, 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 34 miles [54.7 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 284 miles [457.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 17 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,139 miles [9,879.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,855 miles [11,032.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,730 miles [7,612.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'