Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Osborne, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Osborne and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Osborne
- 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 Osborne:
- 38.499264, -81.348452
- 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 Osborne
- 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 Kanawha County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Kanawha County
- Since Osborne is near Roane County and also Clay County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Roane County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Osborne ...
We found ten communities that share the name Osborne.
Within West Virginia, the name Osborne is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these ten communities, eight are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Manitoba
- This Osborne lies 1,097 miles [1,765.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Osborne that is located in Kanawha County.
- Maryland
- North Carolina
- Ontario
- This Osborne lies 308 miles [495.7 km]<1> to the north of the Osborne that is located in Kanawha County.
- Pennsylvania
- Texas
- Washington
Curious and Interesting Names Near Osborne ...
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.
- Cotton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Falling Rock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Rock
- Falling Rock is located in Kanawha County
- Frame
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Heatherman ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heatherman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatherman
- Heatherman is located in Kanawha County
- Kelly Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kelly Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Hill
- Kelly Hill is located in Kanawha County
- King
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Mount Welcome
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Welcome have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Welcome
- Mount Welcome is located in Roane County
- Pigeon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Pigeon is located in Roane County
- Queen Shoals
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Queen Shoals have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen Shoals
- Queen Shoals is located in Clay County
- Reamer
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Three Mile
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Mile
- Three Mile is located in Kanawha County
- Youngs Bottom
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Bottom
- Youngs Bottom is located in Kanawha County
How Far From Osborne 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 Osborne to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Osborne and extending to:
- Charleston, which is the Seat of Kanawha County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Osborne to Charleston, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 18 miles [29 km] to the southwest (SW). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 233 miles [375 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,095 miles [9,809 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,809 miles [10,958 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,684 miles [7,538.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Osborne. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Kanawha County: www.kanawha.us/
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
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- Osborne) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Osborne. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4993, Longitude: -81.3485 In this case, the coordinates for Osborne have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Osborne could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Osborne 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 310.486 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.335 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.692 degrees. |