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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 Reader, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Reader 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 Reader:
    • 39.568969, -80.732877
    • 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 Reader
  • 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 Reader 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 Reader

Communities Also Named Reader ...

We found two communities that are also named Reader.

Within West Virginia, the name Reader is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Ouachita County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Reader [Ouachita County].
    • Illinois
      • Macoupin County
      • This Reader is located in Macoupin County and lies 496 miles [798.2 km]<2> to the west of the Reader that is located in Wetzel County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macoupin County community of Reader.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Reader ...

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.

  • Carbide
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Carbide is located in Wetzel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbide
  • Childs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Childs is located in Wetzel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs
  • Four Mile
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Four Mile is located in Wetzel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Mile
  • Green Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Green Hill is located in Wetzel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
  • Halls Mills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Halls Mills is located in Wetzel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Mills
  • King
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • King is located in Wetzel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
  • Link
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Link is located in Tyler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Link
  • Lonetree
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lonetree is located in Tyler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonetree
  • Minnie
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Minnie is located in Wetzel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnie
  • Porters Falls
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Porters Falls is located in Wetzel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters Falls
  • Veto
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Veto is located in Wetzel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veto

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Reader 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 97 miles [156.1 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Reader 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 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 203 miles [326.7 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,022 miles [9,691.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,738 miles [10,843.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,614 miles [7,425.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Reader, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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 from Point A (ie- Reader) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Reader 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 Reader. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5690, Longitude: -80.7329       In this case, the coordinates for Reader have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.078 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.03 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.064 degrees.