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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 Pioneer Rocks, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pioneer Rocks 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 Pioneer Rocks:
- 39.609526, -79.886172
- 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 Pioneer Rocks
- 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 Monongalia County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Monongalia County
- Since Pioneer Rocks is near Preston County and also Fayette County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Preston County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette 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 Pioneer Rocks
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pioneer Rocks ...
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.
- Canyon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Canyon is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon
- Cascade
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cascade is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Cheat Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cheat Lake is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheat Lake
- Cheat Neck
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cheat Neck is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheat Neck
- Evans Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Evans Ferry is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Ferry
- Fieldcrest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fieldcrest is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldcrest
- Greystone
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Greystone is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greystone
- Harmony Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Harmony Grove is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Grove
- Hog Eye
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hog Eye is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hog Eye
- Ices Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ices Ferry is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ices Ferry
- Jerome Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jerome Park is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome Park
- Park Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Park Hills is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Hills
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Price Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Price Hill is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Hill
- Richard
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Richard is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richard
- Ridgedale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgedale is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgedale
- Rock Forge
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Rock Forge is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Forge
- South Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- South Park is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Park
- Sunnyside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sunnyside is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Sunset Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sunset Beach is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Beach
- Tanglewood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tanglewood is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
How Far From Pioneer Rocks 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 Pioneer Rocks to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Pioneer Rocks and extending to:
- Morgantown, which is the Seat of Monongalia County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 127 miles [204.4 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Pioneer Rocks to Charleston, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 160 miles [257.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,986 miles [9,633.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,700 miles [10,782.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,576 miles [7,364.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pioneer Rocks) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Pioneer Rocks 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 Pioneer Rocks. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6095, Longitude: -79.8862 In this case, the coordinates for Pioneer Rocks have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.559 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.446 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.676 degrees. |
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