Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Wolf Summit:
  • 39.280922, -80.460926
  • 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 Wolf Summit

• 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Harrison County
  • Since Wolf Summit is near Doddridge County and also Lewis County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Doddridge County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lewis 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 Wolf Summit

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wolf Summit ...

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.

• Brown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Brown is located in Harrison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown
• Chestnut Hills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Chestnut Hills is located in Harrison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hills
• Glen Falls
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Glen Falls is located in Harrison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Falls
• Goodhope
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Goodhope is located in Harrison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodhope
• Gore
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Gore is located in Harrison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gore
• Industrial
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Industrial is located in Doddridge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industrial
• Katy Lick
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Katy Lick is located in Harrison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katy Lick
• Lake Floyd
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Lake Floyd is located in Harrison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Floyd
• Liberty
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Liberty is located in Harrison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
• Marshville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Marshville is located in Harrison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshville
• Nutter Fort
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Nutter Fort is located in Harrison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutter Fort
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,501 people
• Olive
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Olive is located in Harrison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
• Rosebud
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Rosebud is located in Harrison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebud
• Sun Valley
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Sun Valley is located in Harrison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley

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

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

• Clarksburg, which is the Seat of Harrison County, lies just to the East.
• Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 89 miles [143.2 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Wolf Summit to Charleston, with an average speed<2>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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 185 miles [297.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,024 miles [9,694.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,738 miles [10,843.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,614 miles [7,425.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'