Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Scotch Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Scotch Hill and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Scotch Hill
- 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 Scotch Hill:
- 39.374259, -79.865902
- 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 Scotch Hill
- 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 Preston County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Preston County
- Since Scotch Hill is near Monongalia County and also Taylor County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Monongalia County
- eBird sighting report for Taylor 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 Scotch Hill ...
We found three communities that share the name Scotch Hill.
Within West Virginia, the name Scotch Hill is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New York
- Otsego County
- This Scotch Hill is located in Otsego County and lies 338 miles [544 km]<1> to the northeast of the Scotch Hill that is located in Preston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Otsego County community of Scotch Hill.
- Nova Scotia
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nova Scotia community of Scotch Hill.
- Pennsylvania
- Clarion County
- This Scotch Hill is located in Clarion County and lies 138 miles [222.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Scotch Hill that is located in Preston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarion County community of Scotch Hill.
- New York
Curious and Interesting Names Near Scotch Hill ...
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.
- Chestnut Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Ridge
- Chestnut Ridge is located in Monongalia County
- Dent
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Fellowsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fellowsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowsville
- Fellowsville is located in Preston County
- Hardman
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Independence
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Independence. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Independence is located in Preston County
- Israel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Kanetown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Knottsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knottsville
- Knottsville is located in Taylor County
- Maple Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Mountain View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Mountain View is located in Preston County
- Oriole ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Threefork Bridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Threefork Bridge
- Threefork Bridge is located in Preston County
How Far From Scotch Hill to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Scotch Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Scotch Hill and extending to:
- Kingwood, which is the Seat of Preston County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Scotch Hill to Kingwood, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 118 miles [189.9 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 155 miles [249.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,995 miles [9,648 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,709 miles [10,797.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,584 miles [7,377.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Scotch Hill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Scotch Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Scotch Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3743, Longitude: -79.8659 In this case, the coordinates for Scotch Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Scotch Hill 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Scotch Hill to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.557 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.408 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.75 degrees. |