Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Richwood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Richwood and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Richwood
- 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 Richwood:
- 39.581472, -80.049236
- 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 Richwood
- 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 Monongalia County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Monongalia County
- Since Richwood is near Marion County and also Greene County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Marion County
- eBird sighting report for Greene 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 Richwood ...
We found eleven communities that share the name Richwood.
There is one other community in West Virginia which is also named Richwood.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these ten communities, ten are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In West Virginia ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Minnesota
- New Jersey
- Ohio
- Ontario
- This Richwood lies 252 miles [405.6 km]<1> to the north of the Richwood that is located in Monongalia County.
- South Carolina
- Texas
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Richwood ...
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.
- Booth
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Crown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Edna
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Everettville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Everettville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everettville
- Everettville is located in Monongalia County
- Flaggy Meadow
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flaggy Meadow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flaggy Meadow
- Flaggy Meadow is located in Monongalia County
- Fort Grand
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Grand have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Grand
- Fort Grand is located in Monongalia County
- Georgetown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Georgetown is located in Monongalia County
- Harmony Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harmony Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Grove
- Harmony Grove is located in Monongalia County
- Jordan
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Little Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls
- Little Falls is located in Monongalia County
- Lowsville
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - National
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Price Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Price Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Hill
- Price Hill is located in Monongalia County
How Far From Richwood 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 Richwood 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<3> community of Richwood once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Richwood and extending to:
- Morgantown, which is the Seat of Monongalia County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 120 miles [193.1 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Richwood to Charleston, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 167 miles [268.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,993 miles [9,644.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,708 miles [10,795.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,584 miles [7,377.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Monongalia County: www.co.monongalia.wv.us/
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' (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- Richwood) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Richwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5815, Longitude: -80.0492 In this case, the coordinates for Richwood 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> | 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 Richwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Richwood to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.66 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.556 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.757 degrees. |