Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Wriston, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wriston and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Wriston
- 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 Wriston:
- 38.013166, -81.203439
- 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 Wriston
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Fayette County
- Since Wriston is near Kanawha County and also Raleigh County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Kanawha County
- eBird sighting report for Raleigh 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 Wriston ...
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.
- Bowlin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Glen Jean
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Jean have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Jean
- Glen Jean is located in Fayette County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glen Jean <2>
- Greenstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenstown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenstown
- Greenstown is located in Fayette County
- Harvey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
- Harvey is located in Fayette County
- Hilltop
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Lick Fork
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Lively
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Page
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Page have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page
- Page is located in Fayette County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Page <2>
- Prudence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Continue List (6 more) ...
- Redstar
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Rocklick
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Rosedale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Roseville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Scarbro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scarbro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarbro
- Scarbro is located in Fayette County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scarbro <2>
- Sun
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Redstar
How Far From Wriston 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 Wriston to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Wriston and extending to:
- Fayetteville, which is the Seat of Fayette County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 32 miles [51.5 km]<3> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Wriston to Charleston, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 233 miles [375 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,111 miles [9,834.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,822 miles [10,978.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,698 miles [7,560.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wriston. 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wriston) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wriston. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0132, Longitude: -81.2034 In this case, the coordinates for Wriston have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Wriston 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 310.408 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.175 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.788 degrees. |