Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Winding Road Addition:
  • 39.262853, -81.457065
  • 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 Winding Road Addition

• 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 Wood County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wood County
  • Since Winding Road Addition is near Washington County and also Pleasants County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pleasants 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 Winding Road Addition

Curious and Interesting Names Near Winding Road Addition ...

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.

• Boreman
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Boreman is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boreman
• Cedar Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cedar Grove is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
• Hillcrest
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Hillcrest is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
• Murphytown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Murphytown is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphytown
• Red Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Red Hill is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
• Scenic Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Scenic Hills is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Hills
• Sunrise
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Sunrise is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
• Sunset Heights
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Sunset Heights is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Heights
• Tallyho
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Tallyho is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallyho
• Valley Mills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Valley Mills is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Mills
• Woodland Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Woodland Park is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park

How Far From Winding Road Addition 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 Winding Road Addition to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Parkersburg, which is the Seat of Wood County, lies just to the West.
• Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 63 miles [101.4 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Winding Road Addition to Charleston, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 238 miles [383 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,065 miles [9,760.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,782 miles [10,914.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,657 miles [7,494.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'