Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Upper Mingo:
  • 38.493170, -80.055901
  • 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 Upper Mingo

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Upper Mingo ...

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.

• Brady Gate
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Brady Gate is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady Gate
• Deer Creek
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Deer Creek is located in Pocahontas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
• Elkwater
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Elkwater is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkwater
• Mace
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Mace is located in Pocahontas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mace
• Mingo
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Mingo is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingo
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mingo <1>
• Spangler
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Spangler is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangler
• Spruce
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Spruce is located in Pocahontas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce
• Stony Bottom
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Stony Bottom is located in Pocahontas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Bottom
• Valley Head
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • 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>
• Walnut
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Walnut is located in Pocahontas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut

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

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

• Elkins, which is the Seat of Randolph County, lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Upper Mingo to Elkins, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 85 miles [136.8 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 165 miles [265.5 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,042 miles [9,723.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,752 miles [10,866.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,628 miles [7,448 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'