Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Poynette, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Poynette and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Poynette
- 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 Poynette:
- 39.333966, -81.135945
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Poynette
- 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 Pleasants County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Pleasants County
- Since Poynette is near Ritchie County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Ritchie County
- eBird sighting report for Washington 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Poynette ...
We found one communities that share the name Poynette.
Within West Virginia, the name Poynette is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, there is another community also named Poynette in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Poynette ...
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.
- Cloverdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloverdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Cloverdale is located in Pleasants County
- Crisp ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Federal ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Fern
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Finch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Highland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - League
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for League
- League is located in Ritchie County
- Lone Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lone Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Valley
- Lone Valley is located in Ritchie County
- Maxwell
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Pike
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Pleasants
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Union Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
- Union Mills is located in Pleasants County
How Far From Poynette 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 Poynette to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Poynette and extending to:
- Saint Marys, which is the Seat of Pleasants County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 73 miles [117.5 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Poynette to Charleston, with an average speed<3>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 221 miles [355.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,049 miles [9,734.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,765 miles [10,887.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,641 miles [7,469 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Poynette. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Poynette) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Poynette. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3340, Longitude: -81.1359 In this case, the coordinates for Poynette have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <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 Poynette to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.333 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.285 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.322 degrees. |