Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Rollins Branch:
  • 37.722889, -81.596220
  • 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 Rollins Branch

• 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 Wyoming County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wyoming County
  • Since Rollins Branch is near Boone County and also Logan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Boone County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Logan 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 Rollins Branch

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rollins Branch ...

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.

• Cyclone
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Cyclone is located in Wyoming County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyclone
• Edith
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Edith is located in Wyoming County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edith
• Glen Fork
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Glen Fork is located in Wyoming County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Fork
• Hatcher
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Hatcher is located in Wyoming County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatcher
• Jesse
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Jesse is located in Wyoming County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesse
• Lillydale
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Lillydale is located in Wyoming County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillydale
• Lillyhaven
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Lillyhaven is located in Wyoming County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillyhaven
• Ravencliff
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Ravencliff is located in Wyoming County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravencliff
• Turkey
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Turkey is located in Wyoming County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Rollins Branch and extending to:

• Pineville, which is the Seat of Wyoming County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Rollins Branch to Pineville, with an average speed<2> 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 43 miles [69.2 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 259 miles [416.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,140 miles [9,881.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,851 miles [11,025.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,727 miles [7,607.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'