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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Pecks Mill:
    • 37.928157, -81.980959
    • 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 Pecks Mill
  • 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 Logan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Logan County
    • Since Pecks Mill is near Boone County and also Lincoln County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Boone 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 Pecks Mill

Communities Also Named Pecks Mill ...

We found one communities that are also named Pecks Mill.

Within West Virginia, the name Pecks Mill is unique.

Beyond West Virginia, there is another community also named Pecks Mill in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Connecticut
      • Fairfield County
      • This Pecks Mill is located in Fairfield County and lies 523 miles [841.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Pecks Mill that is located in Logan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfield County community of Pecks Mill.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pecks Mill ...

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.

  • Anchor
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Anchor is located in Boone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor
  • Big Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Big Creek is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
  • Black Bottom
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Black Bottom is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Bottom
  • Chapmanville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Crooked Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Crooked Creek is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Creek
  • Daisy
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Daisy is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
  • Ethel
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Ethel is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
  • Freeze Fork
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Freeze Fork is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeze Fork
  • Hedgeview
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Hedgeview is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgeview
  • Kitchen
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Kitchen is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitchen
  • Lake
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Lake is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
  • Manila
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Manila is located in Boone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manila
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Monitor
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Monitor is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monitor
    • Peach Creek
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Peach Creek is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Creek
    • Red Campbell
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Red Campbell is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Campbell
    • Ridgeview
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Ridgeview is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeview
    • Shamrock
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Shamrock is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
    • Stone Branch
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Stone Branch is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Branch
    • Sunbeam
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Sunbeam is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbeam
    • Sunset Court
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Sunset Court is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Court
    • Wanda
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Wanda is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanda

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pecks Mill and extending to:

  • Logan, which is the Seat of Logan County, lies just to the South.
  • Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 34 miles [54.7 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Pecks Mill to Charleston, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 275 miles [442.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,147 miles [9,892.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,860 miles [11,040.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,735 miles [7,620.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pecks Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Pecks Mill to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pecks Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.9282, Longitude: -81.9810       In this case, the coordinates for Pecks Mill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.88 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.70 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.147 degrees.