Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Trap 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 Trap Hill:
  • 37.782891, -81.343437
  • 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 Trap 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 Raleigh County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Raleigh County
  • Since Trap Hill is near Wyoming County and also Fayette County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wyoming County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette 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 Trap Hill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Trap 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.

• Bolt
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Bolt is located in Raleigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolt
• Glen Daniel
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Glen Daniel is located in Raleigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Daniel
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glen Daniel <1>
• Glen View
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Glen View is located in Raleigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen View
• Glen White
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Glen White is located in Raleigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen White
• Glen White Junction ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Glen White Junction is located in Raleigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen White Junction
• Harper
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Harper is located in Raleigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harper <1>
• Harper Heights
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Harper Heights is located in Raleigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper Heights
• Hoohoo
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hoohoo is located in Raleigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoohoo
• Jenny Gap ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jenny Gap is located in Raleigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenny Gap
• Lester
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Lester is located in Raleigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
• Maple Meadow
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Maple Meadow is located in Raleigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Meadow
• Posey
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Posey is located in Raleigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posey
• Redbird
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Redbird is located in Raleigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbird
• Surveyor
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Surveyor is located in Raleigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surveyor

How Far From Trap Hill to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Trap 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 Trap Hill and extending to:

• Beckley, which is the Seat of Raleigh County, lies just to the East.
• Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 41 miles [66 km]<2> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Trap Hill to Charleston, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 245 miles [394.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,127 miles [9,860.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,838 miles [11,004.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,714 miles [7,586.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'