Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Six 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 Six Hill:
  • 39.194246, -81.132612
  • 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 Six 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 Ritchie County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ritchie County
  • Since Six Hill is near Washington County and also Wood County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wood 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 Six Hill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Six 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.

• Cairo
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Cairo is located in Ritchie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cairo <1>
• Cornwallis
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Cornwallis is located in Ritchie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwallis
• League
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • League is located in Ritchie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for League
• Lone Valley
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Lone Valley is located in Ritchie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Valley
• Low Gap
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Low Gap is located in Ritchie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
• Nutter Farm
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Nutter Farm is located in Ritchie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutter Farm
• Petroleum
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Petroleum is located in Ritchie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
• Pew Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Pew Hill is located in Ritchie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pew Hill
• Pike
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Pike is located in Ritchie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike
• Racy
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Racy is located in Ritchie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racy
• Star Settlement ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Star Settlement is located in Ritchie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Settlement

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

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

• Harrisville, which is the Seat of Ritchie County, lies just to the East Northeast.
• Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 64 miles [103 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Six Hill to Charleston, with an average speed<3> 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 220 miles [354.1 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 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,055 miles [9,744.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,771 miles [10,896.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,646 miles [7,477 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'