Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Weaver, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Weaver and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Weaver
- 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 Weaver:
- 38.969563, -79.930494
- 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 Weaver
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Randolph County
- Since Weaver is near Barbour County and also Upshur County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Barbour County
- eBird sighting report for Upshur 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 Weaver ...
We found seventeen communities that share the name Weaver.
Within West Virginia, the name Weaver is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of another seventeen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these seventeen communities, sixteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arizona
- Colorado
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Kansas
- Douglas County
- This Weaver is located in Douglas County and lies 811 miles [1,305.2 km]<1> to the west of the Weaver that is located in Randolph County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Weaver.
- Osage County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Weaver [Osage County].
- Louisiana
- Minnesota
- New Brunswick
- This Weaver lies 836 miles [1,345.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Weaver that is located in Randolph County.
- New Mexico
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Oregon
- Tennessee
- Texas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Weaver ...
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.
- Aggregates
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aggregates have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aggregates
- Aggregates is located in Randolph County
- Crystal Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
- Crystal Springs is located in Randolph County
- Gage
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Harpertown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harpertown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpertown
- Harpertown is located in Randolph County
- Jeff Scotts ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jeff Scotts have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeff Scotts
- Jeff Scotts is located in Randolph County
- Jimtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Junior
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Leadsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadsville
- Leadsville is located in Randolph County
- Read
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Roaring Creek Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roaring Creek Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring Creek Junction
- Roaring Creek Junction is located in Randolph County
- Skidmore ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Stringtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stringtown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Stringtown is located in Barbour County
How Far From Weaver 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 Weaver to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Weaver and extending to:
- Elkins, which is the Seat of Randolph County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 101 miles [162.5 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Weaver to Charleston, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 155 miles [249.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,016 miles [9,681.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,728 miles [10,827.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,603 miles [7,407.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Weaver. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Weaver) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Weaver. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9696, Longitude: -79.9305 |
| <2> | 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 Weaver, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Weaver could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 Weaver 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 309.613 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.41 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.921 degrees. |