Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Peeltree:
  • 39.129539, -80.210640
  • 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 Peeltree

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Peeltree ...

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.

• Bear Mountain
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Bear Mountain is located in Barbour County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Mountain
• Century
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Century is located in Barbour County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Century
• Century Junction
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Century Junction is located in Barbour County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Century Junction
• Elk City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Elk City is located in Barbour County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk City
• Johnstown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Johnstown is located in Harrison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
• Longview
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Longview is located in Barbour County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
• Murphy
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Murphy is located in Barbour County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
• Pecks Run
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Pecks Run is located in Upshur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecks Run
• Pepper
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Pepper is located in Barbour County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepper
• Romines Mills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Romines Mills is located in Harrison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romines Mills
• Ruraldale
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Ruraldale is located in Upshur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruraldale

How Far From Peeltree to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Peeltree to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Peeltree and extending to:

• Philippi, which is the Seat of Barbour County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Peeltree to Philippi, with an average speed<2> 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 93 miles [149.7 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 171 miles [275.2 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,020 miles [9,688.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,734 miles [10,837.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,609 miles [7,417.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'