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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 Pepper, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pepper and the surrounding area.

  • 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 Pepper:
    • 39.189412, -80.157138
    • 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 Pepper
  • 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 Pepper is near Taylor County and also Harrison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Taylor County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Harrison 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 Pepper

Communities Also Named Pepper ...

We found two communities that are also named Pepper.

Within West Virginia, the name Pepper is unique.

Beyond West Virginia, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Delaware
      • Sussex County
      • This Pepper is located in Sussex County and lies 255 miles [410.4 km]<1> to the east of the Pepper that is located in Barbour County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Pepper.
    • Virginia
      • Montgomery County
      • This Pepper is located in Montgomery County and lies 141 miles [226.9 km]<1> to the south of the Pepper that is located in Barbour County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Pepper.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pepper ...

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
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Bear Mountain is located in Barbour County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Mountain
  • Boulder
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Boulder is located in Barbour County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder
  • Century
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Century is located in Barbour County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Century
  • Century Junction
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Century Junction is located in Barbour County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Century Junction
  • Elk City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Fox Hall ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Fox Hall is located in Barbour County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hall
  • Hopewell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Hopewell is located in Barbour County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
  • Independence
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Independence is located in Barbour County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
  • Johnstown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Johnstown is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
  • Longview
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Longview is located in Barbour County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
  • Maple Lake
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Maple Lake is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Lake
  • Oral Lake
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Oral Lake is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oral Lake
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How Far From Pepper 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 Pepper to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Philippi, which is the Seat of Barbour County, lies just to the East Southeast.
  • Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 98 miles [157.7 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Pepper to Charleston, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,015 miles [9,680.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,729 miles [10,829.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,604 miles [7,409.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pepper) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Pepper 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 Pepper. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1894, Longitude: -80.1571       In this case, the coordinates for Pepper have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.741 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.59 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.943 degrees.