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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • 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 Piney:
    • 39.515915, -80.694544
    • 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 Piney
  • 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 Wetzel County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wetzel County
    • Since Piney is near Tyler County and also Doddridge County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Tyler County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Doddridge 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 Piney

Communities Also Named Piney ...

We found fifteen communities that are also named Piney.

Within West Virginia, the name Piney is unique.

Beyond West Virginia, we know of fifteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these fifteen communities, fourteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Cherokee County
      • This Piney is located in Cherokee County and lies 459 miles [738.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Piney that is located in Wetzel County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Piney.
    • Arkansas
      • Carroll County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Piney [Carroll County].
      • Franklin County
      • This Piney is located in Franklin County and lies 779 miles [1,253.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Piney that is located in Wetzel County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Piney.
      • Garland County
      • This Piney is located in Garland County and lies 766 miles [1,232.8 km] to the west southwest of the Piney that is located in Wetzel County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Garland County community of Piney.
      • Johnson County
      • This Piney is located in Johnson County and lies 749 miles [1,205.4 km] to the west southwest of the Piney that is located in Wetzel County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Piney.
      • Pope County
      • This Piney is located in Pope County and lies 739 miles [1,189.3 km] to the west southwest of the Piney that is located in Wetzel County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pope County community of Piney.
    • Kentucky
      • Crittenden County
      • This Piney is located in Crittenden County and lies 416 miles [669.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Piney that is located in Wetzel County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crittenden County community of Piney.
    • Manitoba
      • This Piney lies 999 miles [1,607.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Piney that is located in Wetzel County.
    • North Carolina
      • Caldwell County
      • This Piney is located in Caldwell County and lies 256 miles [412 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Piney that is located in Wetzel County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caldwell County community of Piney.
    • Oklahoma
      • Adair County
      • This Piney is located in Adair County and lies 796 miles [1,281 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Piney that is located in Wetzel County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adair County community of Piney.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Clarion County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Piney [Clarion County].
    • Tennessee
      • Loudon County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Piney [Loudon County].
      • Morgan County
      • This Piney is located in Morgan County and lies 320 miles [515 km]<1> to the southwest of the Piney that is located in Wetzel County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Piney.
      • Van Buren County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Piney [Van Buren County].
    • Texas
      • Austin County
      • Although located in Austin County, we don't know the location within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Austin County community of Piney.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Piney ...

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.

  • Archer
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Archer is located in Wetzel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
  • Big Moses
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Big Moses is located in Tyler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Moses
  • Big Run
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Big Run is located in Wetzel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
  • Carbide
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Carbide is located in Wetzel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbide
  • Childs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Childs is located in Wetzel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs
  • Dale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Dale is located in Tyler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
  • Fallen Timber ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Fallen Timber is located in Wetzel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallen Timber
  • Four Mile
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Four Mile is located in Wetzel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Mile
  • Halls Mills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Halls Mills is located in Wetzel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Mills
  • King
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • King is located in Wetzel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
  • Kingstown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Kingstown is located in Wetzel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingstown
  • Link
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Link is located in Tyler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Link
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Lonetree
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Lonetree is located in Tyler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonetree
    • Meeker
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Meeker is located in Tyler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeker
    • Minnie
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Minnie is located in Wetzel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnie
    • Porters Falls
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Porters Falls is located in Wetzel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters Falls
    • Reader
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Reader is located in Wetzel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reader
    • Stringtown
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Stringtown is located in Tyler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown

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

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

  • New Martinsville, which is the Seat of Wetzel County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Piney to New Martinsville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 94 miles [151.3 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 200 miles [321.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,023 miles [9,693.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,739 miles [10,845.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,614 miles [7,425.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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- Piney) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Piney could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<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 Piney to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Piney. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5159, Longitude: -80.6945       In this case, the coordinates for Piney have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.057 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.997 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.065 degrees.