Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Willard, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Willard and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Willard
- 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 Willard:
- 39.383976, -80.271197
- 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 Willard
- 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 Harrison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Harrison County
- Since Willard is near Marion County and also Taylor County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Marion County
- eBird sighting report for Taylor 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 Willard ...
We found 32 communities that share the name Willard.
Within West Virginia, the name Willard is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of another 32 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 32 communities, 31 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Colorado
- Georgia
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Alexander County
- This Willard is located in Alexander County and lies 517 miles [832 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Willard that is located in Harrison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alexander County community of Willard.
- Saint Clair 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 Illinois community of Willard [Saint Clair County].
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Maine
- Manitoba
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
- Michigan
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- New Mexico
- New York
- Chenango 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 New York community of Willard [Chenango County].
- Seneca County
- This Willard is located in Seneca County and lies 288 miles [463.5 km]<2> to the northeast of the Willard that is located in Harrison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Seneca County community of Willard.
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Douglas County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Willard [Douglas County].
- Marion County
- This community is historic and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Willard [Marion County].
- Tennessee
- Utah
- Box Elder County
- This Willard is located in Box Elder County and lies 1,666 miles [2,681.2 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Willard that is located in Harrison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Box Elder County community of Willard.
- Salt Lake County
- This Willard is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,662 miles [2,674.7 km] to the west northwest of the Willard that is located in Harrison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Willard.
- Virginia
- Fairfax 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 Virginia community of Willard [Fairfax County].
- Loudoun County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Willard [Loudoun County].
- Wythe County
- This Willard is located in Wythe County and lies 178 miles [286.5 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Willard that is located in Harrison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wythe County community of Willard.
- Washington
- Skamania County
- This Willard is located in Skamania County and lies 2,123 miles [3,416.6 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Willard that is located in Harrison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Skamania County community of Willard.
- Whitman County
- This Willard is located in Whitman County and lies 1,905 miles [3,065.8 km] to the west northwest of the Willard that is located in Harrison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Whitman County community of Willard.
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Willard ...
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.
- Allied
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Boothsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boothsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boothsville
- Boothsville is located in Marion County
- Dixie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Enterprise
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Enterprise is located in Harrison County
- Erie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Francis
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Gypsy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Highland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Killarm
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Long Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Lumberport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumberport
- Lumberport is located in Harrison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
- Meadowbrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Meadowbrook is located in Harrison County
- Oak Grove ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Saltwell
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
How Far From Willard 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 Willard to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Willard and extending to:
- Clarksburg, which is the Seat of Harrison County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 102 miles [164.2 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Willard 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 176 miles [283.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,011 miles [9,673.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,726 miles [10,824.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,601 miles [7,404.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Willard. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Harrison County: www.harrisoncountywv.com/
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Willard, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Willard) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Willard. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3840, Longitude: -80.2712 In this case, the coordinates for Willard have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Willard 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 Willard 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 309.803 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.689 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.924 degrees. |