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.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Pepper
- 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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Taylor County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Pepper ...
We found two communities that share the name Pepper.
Within West Virginia, the name Pepper is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Delaware
- Virginia
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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bear Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Mountain
- Bear Mountain is located in Barbour County
- Boulder
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Century
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Century Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Century Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Century Junction
- Century Junction is located in Barbour County
- Elk City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Fox Hall ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Hopewell
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Independence
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Independence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Independence is located in Barbour County
- Johnstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Longview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Maple Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Lake
- Maple Lake is located in Harrison County
- Oral Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Continue List (5 more) ...
- Peeltree
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Pleasant Creek ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Creek
- Pleasant Creek is located in Barbour County
- Quiet Dell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiet Dell
- Quiet Dell is located in Harrison County
- Romines Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Romines Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romines Mills
- Romines Mills is located in Harrison County
- Union
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Union is located in Barbour County
- Peeltree
How Far From Pepper to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories 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<3>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<4> 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).<5>
- 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).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,604 miles [7,409.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pepper. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
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 from Point A (ie- Pepper) to Point B.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). |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <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 Pepper to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.741 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.59 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.943 degrees. |