Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Walkers Crossing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Walkers Crossing and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Walkers Crossing
- 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 Walkers Crossing:
- 39.237854, -81.687630
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Walkers Crossing
- 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 Wood County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Wood County
- Since Walkers Crossing is near Washington County and also Athens County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Washington County
- eBird sighting report for Athens 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Walkers Crossing ...
We found two communities that share the name Walkers Crossing.
Within West Virginia, the name Walkers Crossing is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Montgomery County
- This Walkers Crossing is located in Montgomery County and lies 141 miles [226.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Walkers Crossing that is located in Wood County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Walkers Crossing.
- South Carolina
- Greenville County
- This Walkers Crossing is located in Greenville County and lies 306 miles [492.5 km]<1> to the south of the Walkers Crossing that is located in Wood County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Walkers Crossing.
- Kentucky
Curious and Interesting Names Near Walkers Crossing ...
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.
- Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Hockingport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hockingport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hockingport
- Hockingport is located in Athens County (OH)
- Ireland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Larkmead
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Little Hocking
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Hocking have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Hocking
- Little Hocking is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little Hocking <3>
- New England
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New England have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New England
- New England is located in Wood County
- Porterfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Porterfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterfield
- Porterfield is located in Washington County (OH)
- Redbush
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbush
- Redbush is located in Washington County (OH)
- Rockland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Torch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
How Far From Walkers Crossing to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Walkers Crossing to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<4> community of Walkers Crossing once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Walkers Crossing and extending to:
- Parkersburg, which is the Seat of Wood County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 61 miles [98.2 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Walkers Crossing to Charleston, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 250 miles [402.3 km] to the east (E). 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 15 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,076 miles [9,778.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,793 miles [10,932.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,668 miles [7,512.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Wood County: www.woodcountywv.com/
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Walkers Crossing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Walkers Crossing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2379, Longitude: -81.6876 In this case, the coordinates for Walkers Crossing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Walkers Crossing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <6> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Walkers Crossing to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.675 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.66 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.598 degrees. |