Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Slaty Fork:
  • 38.416107, -80.126383
  • 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 Slaty Fork

• 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 Pocahontas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pocahontas County
  • Since Slaty Fork is near Randolph County and also Webster County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Randolph County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Webster 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 Slaty Fork

Curious and Interesting Names Near Slaty Fork ...

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.

• Bergoo
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Bergoo is located in Webster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergoo
• Brady Gate
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Brady Gate is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady Gate
• Clover Lick
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Clover Lick is located in Pocahontas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Lick
• Deer Creek
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Deer Creek is located in Pocahontas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
• Jerryville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jerryville is located in Webster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerryville
• Mace
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Mace is located in Pocahontas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mace
• Mingo
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Mingo is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingo
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mingo <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Mingo
  • From Slaty Fork to Mingo
• Spruce
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Spruce is located in Pocahontas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce
• Stony Bottom
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Stony Bottom is located in Pocahontas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Bottom
• Valley Head
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Valley Head is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Head
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley Head <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Valley Head
  • From Slaty Fork to Valley Head
• Walnut
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Walnut is located in Pocahontas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut

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

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

• Marlinton, which is the Seat of Pocahontas County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Slaty Fork to Marlinton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 81 miles [130.4 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 169 miles [272 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,048 miles [9,733.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,759 miles [10,877.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,634 miles [7,457.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'