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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 Prichard, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Prichard and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Prichard:
    • 38.240084, -82.598491
    • 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 Prichard
  • 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 Wayne County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne County
    • Since Prichard is near Lawrence County and also Boyd County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Boyd 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 Prichard

Communities Also Named Prichard ...

We found five communities that are also named Prichard.

Within West Virginia, the name Prichard is unique.

Beyond West Virginia, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Mobile County
      • This Prichard is located in Mobile County and lies 603 miles [970.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Prichard that is located in Wayne County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mobile County community of Prichard.
    • Idaho
      • Shoshone County
      • This Prichard is located in Shoshone County and lies 1,791 miles [2,882.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Prichard that is located in Wayne County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shoshone County community of Prichard.
    • Louisiana
      • Catahoula Parish
      • This Prichard is located in Catahoula Parish and lies 687 miles [1,105.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Prichard that is located in Wayne County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Catahoula Parish community of Prichard.
    • Mississippi
      • Tunica County
      • This Prichard is located in Tunica County and lies 489 miles [787 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Prichard that is located in Wayne County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tunica County community of Prichard.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Luzerne County
      • This Prichard is located in Luzerne County and lies 401 miles [645.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Prichard that is located in Wayne County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Luzerne County community of Prichard.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Prichard ...

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.

  • Big Sandy
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Big Sandy is located in Boyd County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy
  • Bolton ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Bolton is located in Lawrence County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
  • Boltsfork
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Boltsfork is located in Boyd County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boltsfork
  • Centerville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Centerville is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Durbin
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Durbin is located in Boyd County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
  • Fallsburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Fallsburg is located in Lawrence County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallsburg
  • Fullers
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Fullers is located in Lawrence County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullers
  • Goldie ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Goldie is located in Lawrence County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldie
  • Greenwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Greenwood is located in Lawrence County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
  • Mouth of Bear
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Mouth of Bear is located in Lawrence County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mouth of Bear
  • Potters
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Potters is located in Lawrence County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potters
  • Rockville
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Rockville is located in Lawrence County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
  • Stringtown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Stringtown is located in Lawrence County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown

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

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

  • Wayne, which is the Seat of Wayne County, lies just to the East.
  • Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 53 miles [85.3 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Prichard to Charleston, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 303 miles [487.6 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,158 miles [9,910.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,874 miles [11,062.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,749 miles [7,642.8 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Prichard) 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 Prichard 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 Prichard. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2401, Longitude: -82.5985       In this case, the coordinates for Prichard have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.252 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.171 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.316 degrees.