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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Woods Ferry:
    • 38.203720, -81.014268
    • 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 Woods Ferry
  • 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 Fayette County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette County
    • Since Woods Ferry is near Nicholas County and also Clay County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Nicholas County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Clay 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 Woods Ferry

Communities Also Named Woods Ferry ...

We found three communities that are also named Woods Ferry.

Within West Virginia, the name Woods Ferry is unique.

Beyond West Virginia, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Saint Clair County
      • This Woods Ferry is located in Saint Clair County and lies 424 miles [682.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Woods Ferry that is located in Fayette County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Clair County community of Woods Ferry.
    • South Carolina
      • Chester County
      • This Woods Ferry is located in Chester County and lies 243 miles [391.1 km]<1> to the south of the Woods Ferry that is located in Fayette County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chester County community of Woods Ferry.
    • Tennessee
      • Sumner County
      • This Woods Ferry is located in Sumner County and lies 325 miles [523 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Woods Ferry that is located in Fayette County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumner County community of Woods Ferry.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Woods Ferry ...

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.

  • Burl
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Burl is located in Nicholas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burl
  • Elliot ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Elliot is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot
  • Hopewell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Hopewell is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
  • Jenky
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jenky is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenky
  • Lucas
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Lucas is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
  • Lyonsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Lyonsville is located in Nicholas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonsville
  • Marvel
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Marvel is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvel
  • Mount Lookout
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Mount Lookout is located in Nicholas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lookout
  • Mountain Cove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Mountain Cove is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Cove
  • Peters Junction
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Peters Junction is located in Nicholas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Junction
  • Poe
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Poe is located in Nicholas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poe
  • Sparks ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Sparks is located in Nicholas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks
  • Swiss
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Swiss is located in Nicholas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swiss

How Far From Woods Ferry 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 Woods Ferry to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Fayetteville, which is the Seat of Fayette County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Woods Ferry to Fayetteville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 34 miles [54.7 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 220 miles [354.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,094 miles [9,807.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,806 miles [10,953.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,682 miles [7,534.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Woods Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Woods Ferry to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Woods Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2037, Longitude: -81.0143       In this case, the coordinates for Woods Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.29 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.068 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.646 degrees.