Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Weircrest:
  • 40.440623, -80.599239
  • 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 Weircrest

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Weircrest ...

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.

• Blackhorse ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Blackhorse is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackhorse
• Chestnut Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Chestnut Hill is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
• Empire
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Empire is located in Jefferson County (OH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
• Island Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Island Creek is located in Jefferson County (OH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Creek
• Kings Creek
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Kings Creek is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Creek
• Logrow
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Logrow is located in Brooke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logrow
• Paris
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Paris is located in Washington County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
• Pleasant Heights
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Pleasant Heights is located in Jefferson County (OH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Heights
• Pleasant Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Jefferson County (OH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
• Pottery Addition
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Pottery Addition is located in Jefferson County (OH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottery Addition
• Shady Glen
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Shady Glen is located in Jefferson County (OH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Glen
• Sugar Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Sugar Grove is located in Jefferson County (OH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
• Sun Valley
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Sun Valley is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Weircrest and extending to:

• New Cumberland, which is the Seat of Hancock County, lies just to the North.
• Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 154 miles [247.8 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Weircrest to Charleston, with an average speed<2>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 217 miles [349.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,978 miles [9,620.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,697 miles [10,777.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,573 miles [7,359.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'