Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Scott, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Scott and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Scott
- 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 Scott:
- 39.241464, -81.680685
- 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 Scott
- 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 Wood County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Wood County
- Since Scott is near Washington County and also Athens County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Washington County
- eBird sighting report for Athens 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 Scott ...
We found 36 communities that share the name Scott.
There are two communities within West Virginia that are also named Scott.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of another 34 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 34 communities, 33 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Located In West Virginia ...
- Braxton County
- Putnam County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- California
- Georgia
- Habersham County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Scott [Habersham County].
- Johnson County
- This Scott is located in Johnson County and lies 465 miles [748.3 km]<2> to the south of the Scott that is located in Wood County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Scott.
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- New Hampshire
- New Mexico
- New York
- Ohio
- Noble County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Scott [Noble County].
- Van Wert County
- This Scott is located in Van Wert County and lies 195 miles [313.8 km]<2> to the northwest of the Scott that is located in Wood County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Van Wert County community of Scott.
- Oklahoma
- Ontario
- This Scott lies 298 miles [479.6 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Scott that is located in Wood County.
- Pennsylvania
- Quebec
- This Scott lies 733 miles [1,179.6 km]<2> to the northeast of the Scott that is located in Wood County.
- Saskatchewan
- This Scott lies 1,577 miles [2,537.9 km]<2> to the northwest of the Scott that is located in Wood County.
- South Carolina
- Beaufort County
- This Scott is located in Beaufort County and lies 479 miles [770.9 km]<2> to the south of the Scott that is located in Wood County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaufort County community of Scott.
- Edgefield County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Scott [Edgefield County].
- Marlboro County
- This Scott is located in Marlboro County and lies 343 miles [552 km] to the south southeast of the Scott that is located in Wood County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marlboro County community of Scott.
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Washington
- Adams County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Scott [Adams County].
- Klickitat County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Scott [Klickitat County].
- Walla Walla County
- This Scott is located in Walla Walla County and lies 1,915 miles [3,081.9 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Scott that is located in Wood County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walla Walla County community of Scott.
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Scott ...
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.
- Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Hockingport
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hockingport have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hockingport
- Hockingport is located in Athens County (OH)
- Ireland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Larkmead
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Little Hocking
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Hocking have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Hocking
- Little Hocking is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little Hocking <6>
- New England
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New England have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New England
- New England is located in Wood County
- Pleasant View
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Pleasant View is located in Wood County
- Porterfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Porterfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterfield
- Porterfield is located in Washington County (OH)
- Redbush
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbush
- Redbush is located in Washington County (OH)
- Rockland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Torch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Walkers Crossing ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walkers Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers Crossing
- Walkers Crossing is located in Wood County
How Far From Scott 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 Scott 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 community of Scott once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Scott and extending to:
- Parkersburg, which is the Seat of Wood County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 61 miles [98.2 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Scott to Charleston, with an average speed<7> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 250 miles [402.3 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,075 miles [9,776.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,793 miles [10,932.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,668 miles [7,512.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Wood County: www.woodcountywv.com/
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Scott 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. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Scott) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Scott. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2415, Longitude: -81.6807 In this case, the coordinates for Scott have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Scott, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | 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 Scott to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.67 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.655 degrees. |
| <11> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.594 degrees. |