Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 South Buckhannon:
  • 38.982043, -80.221194
  • 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 South Buckhannon

• 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 Upshur County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Upshur County
  • Since South Buckhannon is near Barbour County and also Lewis County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Barbour County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lewis 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 South Buckhannon

Curious and Interesting Names Near South Buckhannon ...

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.

• Atlas
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Atlas is located in Upshur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
• Deanville
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Deanville is located in Upshur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanville
• Five Forks
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Five Forks is located in Upshur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
• Heavener Grove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Heavener Grove is located in Upshur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heavener Grove
• Heavner ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Heavner is located in Upshur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heavner
• Ivy
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Ivy is located in Upshur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy
• Murphy
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Murphy is located in Barbour County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
• Pecks Run
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Pecks Run is located in Upshur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecks Run
• Red Rock
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Red Rock is located in Upshur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
• Rocky Ford
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Rocky Ford is located in Upshur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford
• Ruraldale
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Ruraldale is located in Upshur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruraldale
• Sand Run
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Sand Run is located in Upshur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run
• Vegan
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Vegan is located in Upshur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vegan

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

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

• Buckhannon, which is the Seat of Upshur County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 87 miles [140 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from South Buckhannon to Charleston, with an average speed<2>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 171 miles [275.2 km] to the east (E). 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 6,027 miles [9,699.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,740 miles [10,847 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,616 miles [7,428.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'