Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Pettry Bottom:
  • 37.873165, -81.501497
  • 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 Pettry Bottom

• 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 Raleigh County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Raleigh County
  • Since Pettry Bottom is near Boone County and also Wyoming 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 Wyoming 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 Pettry Bottom

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pettry Bottom ...

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.

• Bald Knob
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Bald Knob is located in Boone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Knob
• Dorothy
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Dorothy is located in Raleigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorothy
• Dry Creek
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Dry Creek is located in Raleigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Creek
• Friendly View
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Friendly View is located in Raleigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly View
• Greenwood
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Greenwood is located in Boone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
• Janie
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Janie is located in Boone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janie
  • Former name for Janie:
  • Mordue
• Leevale
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Leevale is located in Raleigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leevale
• Packsville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Packsville is located in Raleigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packsville
• Pineknob
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Pineknob is located in Raleigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineknob
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Posey
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Posey is located in Raleigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posey
  • Redbird
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Redbird is located in Raleigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbird
  • Rock Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Rock Creek is located in Raleigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
  • Rocklick
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Rocklick is located in Boone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocklick
  • Sundial
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Sundial is located in Raleigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundial
  • Twilight
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Twilight is located in Boone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twilight

How Far From Pettry Bottom 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 Pettry Bottom to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Beckley, which is the Seat of Raleigh County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Pettry Bottom to Beckley, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 33 miles [53.1 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 251 miles [403.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,129 miles [9,863.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,841 miles [11,009.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,717 miles [7,591.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'