Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Pickaway:
  • 37.638456, -80.506181
  • 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 Pickaway

• 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 Monroe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County
  • Since Pickaway is near Greenbrier County and also Summers County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greenbrier County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Summers 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 Pickaway

Communities Also Named Pickaway ...

We found one communities that are also named Pickaway.

Within West Virginia, the name Pickaway is unique.

Beyond West Virginia, there is another community also named Pickaway in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Virginia
    • Pittsylvania County
    • This Pickaway is located in Pittsylvania County and lies 93 miles [149.7 km]<1> to the southeast of the Pickaway that is located in Monroe County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pittsylvania County community of Pickaway.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pickaway ...

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.

• Gates
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Gates is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates
• Hokes Mill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Hokes Mill is located in Greenbrier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hokes Mill
• Knobs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Knobs is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobs
• Monitor
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Monitor is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monitor
• Organ Cave
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Organ Cave is located in Greenbrier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Organ Cave
• Rockland
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Rockland is located in Greenbrier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
• Salt Sulphur Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Salt Sulphur Springs is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Sulphur Springs
• Secondcreek
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Secondcreek is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Secondcreek
• Sinks Grove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Sinks Grove is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinks Grove
• Union
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Union is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 539 people
• Wolfcreek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Wolfcreek is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfcreek

How Far From Pickaway to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Pickaway to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Union, which is the Seat of Monroe County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 78 miles [125.5 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Pickaway 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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 207 miles [333.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,098 miles [9,813.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,807 miles [10,954.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,683 miles [7,536.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'