Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Board, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Board and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Board
- 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 Board:
- 38.910358, -81.971527
- 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 Board
- 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 Mason County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Mason County
- Since Board is near Meigs County and also Jackson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Meigs County
- eBird sighting report for Jackson 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 Board ...
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.
- Antiquity
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Apple Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Apple Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Apple Grove is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Ash
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Chestnut
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Flatrock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatrock
- Flatrock is located in Mason County
- Longdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Maggie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Oakgrove ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Pike Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Plants
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Sassafras
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Sassafras is located in Mason County
- School House ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for School House have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for School House
- School House is located in Jackson County
How Far From Board 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 Board to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Board and extending to:
- Point Pleasant, which is the Seat of Mason County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Board to Point Pleasant, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 43 miles [69.2 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 265 miles [426.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,102 miles [9,820.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,819 miles [10,974.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,694 miles [7,554.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Board. 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> | 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- Board) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Board. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9104, Longitude: -81.9715 In this case, the coordinates for Board have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Board to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.857 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.819 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.83 degrees. |