Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Porters Falls:
  • 39.579801, -80.776211
  • 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 Porters Falls

• 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 Porters Falls is near Tyler County and also Monroe 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 Monroe 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 Porters Falls

Curious and Interesting Names Near Porters Falls ...

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.

• Andy ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Andy is located in Wetzel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andy
• Carbide
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Carbide is located in Wetzel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbide
• Childs
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Childs is located in Wetzel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs
• Five Points ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Five Points is located in Wetzel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Green Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Green Hill is located in Wetzel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
• Halls Mills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Halls Mills is located in Wetzel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Mills
• Hannibal
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Hannibal is located in Monroe County (OH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannibal
• King
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • King is located in Wetzel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
• Link
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Link is located in Tyler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Link
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Lonetree
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Lonetree is located in Tyler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonetree
  • Marion
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Marion is located in Wetzel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Meeker
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Meeker is located in Tyler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeker
  • Minnie
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Minnie is located in Wetzel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnie
  • Reader
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Reader is located in Wetzel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reader
  • Veto
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Veto is located in Wetzel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veto

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Porters Falls and extending to:

• New Martinsville, which is the Seat of Wetzel County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 96 miles [154.5 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Porters Falls 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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 205 miles [329.9 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<3> 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).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,740 miles [10,847 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,615 miles [7,427.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'