Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Uffington:
  • 39.586472, -79.976177
  • 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 Uffington

• 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 Monongalia County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Monongalia County
  • Since Uffington is near Marion County and also Preston County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Preston 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 Uffington

Communities Also Named Uffington ...

We found two communities that are also named Uffington.

Within West Virginia, the name Uffington is unique.

Beyond West Virginia, there is another community also named Uffington in Canada.

In addition to the above occurrences of Uffington, we know of another community located outside of the United States and Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Ontario
    • This Uffington lies 374 miles [601.9 km]<1> to the north of the Uffington that is located in Monongalia County.

• Communities Beyond North America ...
  • England
    • Distance: 3,710 miles [5,970.7 km]<1> to the northeast
    • Open a Google Map centered on Uffington

Curious and Interesting Names Near Uffington ...

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.

• Booth
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Booth is located in Monongalia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth
• Edna
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Edna is located in Monongalia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
• Evans Ferry
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Evans Ferry is located in Monongalia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Ferry
• Everettville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Everettville is located in Monongalia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everettville
• Flaggy Meadow
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Flaggy Meadow is located in Monongalia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flaggy Meadow
• Harmony Grove
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Harmony Grove is located in Monongalia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Grove
• Hog Eye
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Hog Eye is located in Monongalia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hog Eye
• Jerome Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jerome Park is located in Monongalia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome Park
• Little Falls
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Little Falls is located in Monongalia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls
• Lowsville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Lowsville is located in Monongalia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowsville
• National
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • National is located in Monongalia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for National
• Park Hills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Park Hills is located in Monongalia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Hills
• Continue List   (8 more) ...
  • Price Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Price Hill is located in Monongalia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Hill
  • Richard
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Richard is located in Monongalia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richard
  • Richwood ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Richwood is located in Monongalia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood
  • Ridgedale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Ridgedale is located in Monongalia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgedale
  • Rock Forge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Rock Forge is located in Monongalia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Forge
  • South Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • South Park is located in Monongalia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Park
  • Sunnyside
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Sunnyside is located in Monongalia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
  • Tanglewood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Tanglewood is located in Monongalia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Uffington and extending to:

• Morgantown, which is the Seat of Monongalia County, lies just to the North Northeast.
• Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 123 miles [197.9 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Uffington to Charleston, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 164 miles [263.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). 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 5,990 miles [9,640 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,705 miles [10,790.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,580 miles [7,370.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'