Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 West Logan:
  • 37.867879, -81.990648
  • 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 West Logan

• 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 Logan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Logan County
  • Since West Logan is near Boone County and also Mingo County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Boone County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mingo 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 West Logan

Communities Also Named West Logan ...

We found one communities that are also named West Logan.

Within West Virginia, the name West Logan is unique.

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

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Ohio
    • Hocking County
    • This West Logan is located in Hocking County and lies 117 miles [188.3 km]<1> to the north of the West Logan that is located in Logan County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hocking County community of West Logan.

Curious and Interesting Names Near West Logan ...

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.

• Black Bottom
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Black Bottom is located in Logan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Bottom
• Crooked Creek
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Crooked Creek is located in Logan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Creek
• Dog Patch
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Dog Patch is located in Logan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Patch
• Hedgeview
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Hedgeview is located in Logan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgeview
• Monitor
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Monitor is located in Logan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monitor
• Peach Creek
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Peach Creek is located in Logan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Creek
• Red Campbell
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Red Campbell is located in Logan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Campbell
• Ridgeview
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Ridgeview is located in Logan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeview
• Shamrock
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Shamrock is located in Logan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
• Sunbeam
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Sunbeam is located in Logan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbeam
• Walnut Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Walnut Hill is located in Logan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
• Wanda
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Wanda is located in Logan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanda

How Far From West Logan 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 town such as West Logan to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Logan, which is the Seat of Logan County, lies just to the South.
• Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from West Logan to Charleston, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 277 miles [445.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,150 miles [9,897.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,863 miles [11,044.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,738 miles [7,625.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'