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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 Ned, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ned and the surrounding area.
- 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 Ned:
- 39.725916, -80.482300
- 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 Ned
- 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 Greene County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
- Since Ned is near Marshall County and also Wetzel County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marshall County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wetzel 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 Ned
Communities Also Named Ned ...
We found one communities that are also named Ned.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Ned is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Ned in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Breathitt County
- This Ned is located in Breathitt County and lies 219 miles [352.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Ned that is located in Greene County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Breathitt County community of Ned.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ned ...
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.
- Anthem
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Anthem is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthem
- Big Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Big Run is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
- Cottontown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cottontown is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottontown
- Deep Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Deep Valley is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Valley
- Georgetown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Georgetown is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Hundred
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Knob Fork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Knob Fork is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Fork
- Littleton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Littleton is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
- Maple
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Maple is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- New Freeport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- New Freeport is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Freeport
- Quiet Dell
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Quiet Dell is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiet Dell
- Rockport
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rockport is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
- Round Bottom
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Round Bottom is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Bottom
- Sandrock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sandrock is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandrock
- Windy Gap
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Windy Gap is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Gap
How Far From Ned 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 Ned to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ned and extending to:
- Waynesburg, which is the Seat of Greene County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Ned to Waynesburg, with an average speed<3> 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 6 hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 194 miles [312.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 192 miles [309 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,005 miles [9,664.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,721 miles [10,816.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,597 miles [7,398.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ned) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Ned 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 Ned. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7259, Longitude: -80.4823 In this case, the coordinates for Ned have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.918 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.872 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.898 degrees. |
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