Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Shawver:
  • 37.886785, -80.765643
  • 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 Shawver

• 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 Fayette County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette County
  • Since Shawver is near Greenbrier County and also Summers 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 Summers 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 Shawver

Curious and Interesting Names Near Shawver ...

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.

• Beelick Knob
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Beelick Knob is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beelick Knob
• Crag
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Crag is located in Greenbrier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crag
• Dennis
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Dennis is located in Greenbrier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
• Elton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Elton is located in Summers County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elton
• Farmdale
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Farmdale is located in Greenbrier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmdale
• Grassy Meadows
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Grassy Meadows is located in Greenbrier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Meadows
• Lawn
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Lawn is located in Greenbrier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawn
• Lilly Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Lilly Park is located in Greenbrier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly Park
• Lockbridge
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Lockbridge is located in Summers County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockbridge
• Meadow Bridge
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Meadow Bridge is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Bridge
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
• Sturgeon Branch ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Sturgeon Branch is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgeon Branch

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

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

• Fayetteville, which is the Seat of Fayette County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Shawver to Fayetteville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 56 miles [90.1 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 213 miles [342.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,098 miles [9,813.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,808 miles [10,956.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,684 miles [7,538.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'