Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Pence Springs:
  • 37.678176, -80.725081
  • 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 Pence Springs

• 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 Summers County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Summers County
  • Since Pence Springs is near Monroe County and also Greenbrier County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greenbrier 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 Pence Springs

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pence Springs ...

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.

• Buck
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Buck is located in Summers County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck
• Creamery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Creamery is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creamery
• Crossroads
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Crossroads is located in Summers County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
• Egypt ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Egypt is located in Summers County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
• Grahams Ferry
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Grahams Ferry is located in Summers County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahams Ferry
• Hix
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Hix is located in Summers County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hix
• Marie
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Marie is located in Summers County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marie
• Palestine
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Palestine is located in Greenbrier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
• Ramp
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Ramp is located in Summers County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramp
• Wayside
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Wayside is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
• Wolfcreek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Wolfcreek is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfcreek

How Far From Pence Springs 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 Pence Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Hinton, which is the Seat of Summers County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Pence Springs to Hinton, 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 67 miles [107.8 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 216 miles [347.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,106 miles [9,826.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,815 miles [10,967.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,691 miles [7,549.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'