Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Shagtown:
  • 39.491751, -80.129522
  • 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 Shagtown

• 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 Marion County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
  • Since Shagtown is near Monongalia County and also Taylor County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Monongalia County
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Shagtown

Curious and Interesting Names Near Shagtown ...

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.

• Barrackville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Barrackville is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrackville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,270 people
• Dakota
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Dakota is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dakota
• Garden Village
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Garden Village is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Village
• Graham Heights
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Graham Heights is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Heights
• Hillcrest
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Hillcrest is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
• Hopewell
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Hopewell is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
• Meadowdale
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Meadowdale is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
• Montana
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Montana is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montana
• Mount Harmony
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Mount Harmony is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Harmony
• New England
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • New England is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New England
• Pettyjohn ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Pettyjohn is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettyjohn
• Pleasant View
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Pleasant View is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View

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

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

• Fairmont, which is the Seat of Marion County, lies just to the West Southwest.
• Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 112 miles [180.2 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Shagtown to Charleston, with an average speed<2>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 170 miles [273.6 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,001 miles [9,657.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,716 miles [10,808.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,591 miles [7,388.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'