Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Warwood:
  • 40.116739, -80.699802
  • 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 Warwood

• 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 Ohio County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ohio County
  • Since Warwood is near Belmont County and also Jefferson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Belmont County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson 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 Warwood

Curious and Interesting Names Near Warwood ...

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.

• Betty Zane
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Betty Zane is located in Ohio County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Betty Zane
• Clearview
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Clearview is located in Ohio County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 481 people
• Echo Point
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Echo Point is located in Ohio County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Point
• Florence
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Florence is located in Belmont County (OH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
• Glen Robbins
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Glen Robbins is located in Jefferson County (OH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Robbins
• Glenns Run ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Glenns Run is located in Ohio County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenns Run
• Greggsville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Greggsville is located in Ohio County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greggsville
• Martins Ferry
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Martins Ferry is located in Belmont County (OH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Ferry
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,426 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martins Ferry <1>
• Terminal Junction
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Terminal Junction is located in Belmont County (OH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terminal Junction
• Vineyard Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Vineyard Hills is located in Ohio County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard Hills
• Willow Springs ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Willow Springs is located in Ohio County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs

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

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

• Wheeling, which is the Seat of Ohio County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 131 miles [210.8 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Warwood 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 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 212 miles [341.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,996 miles [9,649.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,715 miles [10,806.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,590 miles [7,386.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'