Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Pew Hill:
  • 39.182301, -81.144002
  • 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 Pew Hill

• 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 Ritchie County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ritchie County
  • Since Pew Hill is near Wood County and also Pleasants County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wood County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pleasants 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 Pew Hill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pew Hill ...

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.

• Cairo
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Cairo is located in Ritchie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cairo <1>
• Cornwallis
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Cornwallis is located in Ritchie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwallis
• League
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • League is located in Ritchie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for League
• Lone Valley
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Lone Valley is located in Ritchie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Valley
• Long Run
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Long Run is located in Ritchie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Run
• Low Gap
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Low Gap is located in Ritchie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
• Nutter Farm
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Nutter Farm is located in Ritchie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutter Farm
• Oxbow
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Oxbow is located in Ritchie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxbow
• Petroleum
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Petroleum is located in Ritchie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
• Pike
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Pike is located in Ritchie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike
• Racy
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Racy is located in Ritchie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racy
• Six Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Six Hill is located in Ritchie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Hill
• Star Settlement ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Star Settlement is located in Ritchie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Settlement

How Far From Pew Hill 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 Pew Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Pew Hill and extending to:

• Harrisville, which is the Seat of Ritchie County, lies just to the East Northeast.
• Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 63 miles [101.4 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Pew Hill to Charleston, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 221 miles [355.7 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,056 miles [9,746.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,772 miles [10,898.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,647 miles [7,478.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'