Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Wilsontown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wilsontown and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Wilsontown
- 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 Wilsontown:
- 38.821371, -80.338909
- 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 Wilsontown
- 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 Upshur County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Upshur County
- Since Wilsontown is near Lewis County and also Webster County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lewis County
- eBird sighting report for Webster 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wilsontown ...
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.
- Carter
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Eden
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Evergreen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Freeman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - French Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for French Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Creek
- French Creek is located in Upshur County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for French Creek <2>
- Holly Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
- Holly Grove is located in Upshur County
- Ireland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ireland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ireland
- Ireland is located in Lewis County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ireland <2>
- Jewell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Rock Cave
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Cave
- Rock Cave is located in Upshur County
- Zion
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Wilsontown 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 Wilsontown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Wilsontown and extending to:
- Buckhannon, which is the Seat of Upshur County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Wilsontown to Buckhannon, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 76 miles [122.3 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 177 miles [284.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,039 miles [9,718.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,752 miles [10,866.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,627 miles [7,446.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wilsontown. 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> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wilsontown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wilsontown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8214, Longitude: -80.3389 |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Wilsontown to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.865 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.675 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.149 degrees. |