Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Revore:
  • 38.974809, -80.999276
  • 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 Revore

• 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 Gilmer County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Gilmer County
  • Since Revore is near Calhoun County and also Ritchie County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Calhoun County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ritchie 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 Revore

Curious and Interesting Names Near Revore ...

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 Springs
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Big Springs is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
• Burnt House
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Burnt House is located in Ritchie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt House
• Five Forks
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Five Forks is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
• Grantsville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Grantsville is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grantsville <1>
• Hardman
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hardman is located in Gilmer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardman
• Henrietta
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Henrietta is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
• Index ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Index is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Index
• Iris ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Iris is located in Ritchie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iris
• Pleasant Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
• Racket
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Racket is located in Gilmer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racket
• Tanner
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Tanner is located in Gilmer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanner

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Revore and extending to:

• Glenville, which is the Seat of Gilmer County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Revore to Glenville, with an average speed<3> 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 54 miles [86.9 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 over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 212 miles [341.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,059 miles [9,751 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,774 miles [10,901.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,650 miles [7,483.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'