Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Secondcreek:
  • 37.665401, -80.453958
  • 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 Secondcreek

• 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 Monroe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County
  • Since Secondcreek is near Greenbrier County and also Alleghany County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greenbrier County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Alleghany 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 Secondcreek

Curious and Interesting Names Near Secondcreek ...

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.

• Centennial
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Centennial is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial
• Gap Mills
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Gap Mills is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gap Mills
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gap Mills <1>
• Gates
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Gates is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates
• Half Way
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Half Way is located in Greenbrier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Way
• Hokes Mill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Hokes Mill is located in Greenbrier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hokes Mill
• Knobs
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Knobs is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobs
• Monitor
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Monitor is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monitor
• Organ Cave
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Organ Cave is located in Greenbrier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Organ Cave
• Pickaway
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Pickaway is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickaway
• Rockland
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Rockland is located in Greenbrier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
• Sinks Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Sinks Grove is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinks Grove
• Snowflake
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Snowflake is located in Greenbrier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowflake
• Teaberry
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Teaberry is located in Greenbrier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teaberry
• Union
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Union is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 539 people

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

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

• Union, which is the Seat of Monroe County, lies just to the Southwest.
• Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 79 miles [127.1 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Secondcreek to Charleston, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 203 miles [326.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,095 miles [9,809 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,803 miles [10,948.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,680 miles [7,531.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'