Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Palace Valley:
  • 38.755383, -80.157299
  • 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 Palace Valley

• 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 Upshur County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Upshur County
  • Since Palace Valley is near Randolph County and also Webster County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Randolph County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Webster 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 Palace Valley

Curious and Interesting Names Near Palace Valley ...

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 Rock
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Blue Rock is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Rock
• Chemical ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Chemical is located in Upshur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chemical
• Czar
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Czar is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Czar
• Evergreen
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Evergreen is located in Upshur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
• Florence ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Florence is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
• Hemlock
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Hemlock is located in Upshur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
• Holly Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Holly Grove is located in Upshur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
• Huff ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Huff is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
• Imperial
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Imperial is located in Upshur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imperial
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Pickens
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Pickens is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickens
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pickens <1>
  • Queens
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Queens is located in Upshur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queens
  • Sellers ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Sellers is located in Upshur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellers
  • Silica
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Silica is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silica
  • Tenmile
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Tenmile is located in Upshur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenmile
  • Zion
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Zion is located in Upshur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion

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

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

• Buckhannon, which is the Seat of Upshur County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Palace Valley to Buckhannon, 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 84 miles [135.2 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 168 miles [270.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,034 miles [9,710.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,746 miles [10,856.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,622 miles [7,438.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'