Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 North Kenova:
  • 38.411749, -82.577936
  • 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 North Kenova

• 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 Lawrence County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
  • Since North Kenova is near Wayne County and also Boyd County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Boyd 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 North Kenova

Curious and Interesting Names Near North Kenova ...

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.

• Big Sandy Junction
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Big Sandy Junction is located in Boyd County (KY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy Junction
• Clearview
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Clearview is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
• Geigers Crossing
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Geigers Crossing is located in Boyd County (KY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geigers Crossing
• Glenroy
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Glenroy is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenroy
• Lincoln Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Lincoln Park is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
• Lockdale
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Lockdale is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockdale
• Meadow Haven
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Meadow Haven is located in Wayne County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Haven
• Neal
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Neal is located in Wayne County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal
• Normal
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Normal is located in Boyd County (KY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normal
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Savage Branch
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Savage Branch is located in Boyd County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage Branch
  • Spring Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Spring Valley is located in Wayne County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
  • Sulphur Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Sulphur Springs is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
  • Sweet Run
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Sweet Run is located in Wayne County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Run
  • Walnut Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Walnut Park is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Park
  • Willowvale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Willowvale is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowvale

How Far From North Kenova 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 North Kenova to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Ironton, which is the Seat of Lawrence County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from North Kenova to Ironton, with an average speed<2> 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.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 110 miles [177 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 300 miles [482.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,149 miles [9,895.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,866 miles [11,049.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,741 miles [7,629.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'