Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Progress, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Progress and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Progress
- 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 Progress:
- 38.759262, -80.865937
- 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 Progress
- 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 Braxton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Braxton County
- Since Progress is near Gilmer County and also Calhoun County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Gilmer County
- eBird sighting report for Calhoun 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 Progress ...
We found 22 communities that share the name Progress.
Within West Virginia, the name Progress is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of another 22 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 22 communities, 21 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- British Columbia
- This Progress lies 2,162 miles [3,479.4 km]<2> to the northwest of the Progress that is located in Braxton County.
- California
- Colorado
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Kansas
- Edwards County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Edwards County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Edwards County community of Progress.
- Leavenworth County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Progress [Leavenworth County].
- Louisiana
- Mississippi
- Jefferson Davis County
- This Progress is located in Jefferson Davis County and lies 714 miles [1,149.1 km]<2> to the southwest of the Progress that is located in Braxton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson Davis County community of Progress.
- Perry County
- This Progress is located in Perry County and lies 696 miles [1,120.1 km] to the southwest of the Progress that is located in Braxton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Progress.
- Pike County
- This Progress is located in Pike County and lies 754 miles [1,213.4 km] to the southwest of the Progress that is located in Braxton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Progress.
- Missouri
- New York
- North Carolina
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Texas
- Bailey County
- This Progress is located in Bailey County and lies 1,252 miles [2,014.9 km]<2> to the west of the Progress that is located in Braxton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bailey County community of Progress.
- Hale County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Hale County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hale County community of Progress.
- Palo Pinto County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Progress [Palo Pinto County].
- Utah
- Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Progress ...
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.
- Cedarville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Cedarville is located in Gilmer County
- Chapel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel
- Chapel is located in Braxton County
- Cutlips
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Exchange
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exchange
- Exchange is located in Braxton County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Exchange <5>
- Flower
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Gassaway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gassaway
- Gassaway is located in Braxton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 816 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gassaway <5>
- German ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Home
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Hope ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Continue List (6 more) ...
- Little Otter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Otter have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Otter
- Little Otter is located in Braxton County
- Mark ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Normantown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normantown
- Normantown is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Normantown <5>
- Rosedale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Shadyside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Shock
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shock
- Shock is located in Gilmer County
- Little Otter
How Far From Progress 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 Progress to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Progress once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Progress and extending to:
- Sutton, which is the Seat of Braxton County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Progress to Sutton, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 50 miles [80.5 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 206 miles [331.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,063 miles [9,757.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,777 miles [10,906.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,653 miles [7,488.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Progress 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. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Progress) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Progress. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7593, Longitude: -80.8659 In this case, the coordinates for Progress have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Progress, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Progress to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.186 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.032 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.398 degrees. |