Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Walnut Bottom:
  • 39.105940, -79.016141
  • 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 Walnut Bottom

• 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 Hardy County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hardy County
  • Since Walnut Bottom is near Grant County and also Hampshire County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Grant County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hampshire 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 Walnut Bottom

Communities Also Named Walnut Bottom ...

We found one communities that are also named Walnut Bottom.

Within West Virginia, the name Walnut Bottom is unique.

Beyond West Virginia, there is another community also named Walnut Bottom in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Pennsylvania
    • Cumberland County
    • This Walnut Bottom is located in Cumberland County and lies 109 miles [175.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Walnut Bottom that is located in Hardy County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Walnut Bottom.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Walnut Bottom ...

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.

• Arthur
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Arthur is located in Grant County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
• Falls
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Falls is located in Grant County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls
• Fisher
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Fisher is located in Hardy County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fisher <2>
• Fort Run
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Fort Run is located in Hardy County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Run
• Maysville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Maysville is located in Grant County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
• Meadow
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Meadow is located in Hardy County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow
• Medley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Medley is located in Grant County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medley
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Medley <2>
• Tannery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Tannery is located in Hardy County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tannery

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

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

• Moorefield, which is the Seat of Hardy County, lies just to the Southeast.
• Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 150 miles [241.4 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Walnut Bottom to Charleston, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 107 miles [172.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,972 miles [9,611 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,682 miles [10,753.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,558 miles [7,335.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'