Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Phico:
  • 37.950657, -82.014016
  • 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 Phico

• 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 Logan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Logan County
  • Since Phico is near Boone County and also Lincoln 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 Lincoln 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 Phico

Curious and Interesting Names Near Phico ...

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.

• Big Creek
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Big Creek is located in Logan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
• Chapmanville
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Chapmanville is located in Logan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapmanville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,078 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chapmanville <1>
• Crooked Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Crooked Creek is located in Logan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Creek
• Daisy
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Daisy is located in Logan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
• Fry
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Fry is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fry
• Halcyon
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Halcyon is located in Logan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halcyon
• Kitchen
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Kitchen is located in Logan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitchen
• Manila
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Manila is located in Boone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manila
• Peach Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Peach Creek is located in Logan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Creek
• Pecks Mill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Pecks Mill is located in Logan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecks Mill
• Stone Branch
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Stone Branch is located in Logan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Branch
• Sunset Court
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Sunset Court is located in Logan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Court

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

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

• Logan, which is the Seat of Logan County, lies just to the South.
• Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 34 miles [54.7 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Phico to Charleston, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 277 miles [445.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,147 miles [9,892.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,860 miles [11,040.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,736 miles [7,621.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'