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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 Conaway, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Conaway 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 Conaway:
- 37.352331, -82.211805
- 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 Conaway
- 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 Buchanan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Buchanan County
- Since Conaway is near Pike County and also Dickenson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pike County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dickenson 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 Conaway
Communities Also Named Conaway ...
We found two communities that are also named Conaway.
Within Virginia, the name Conaway is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Yolo County
- This Conaway is located in Yolo County and lies 2,132 miles [3,431.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Conaway that is located in Buchanan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yolo County community of Conaway.
- West Virginia
- Tyler County
- This Conaway is located in Tyler County and lies 168 miles [270.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Conaway that is located in Buchanan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tyler County community of Conaway.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Conaway ...
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.
- Beaver Bottom
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Beaver Bottom is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Bottom
- Beaver Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Beaver Creek is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
- Big Rock
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Big Rock is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock
- Cedarville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cedarville is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Elkhorn City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Federal
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Federal is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal
- Fedscreek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fedscreek is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fedscreek
- Home Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Home Creek is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Creek
- Honey Fork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Honey Fork is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Fork
- Ira
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ira is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
- Lick Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lick Creek is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Creek
- Lick Creek Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lick Creek Station is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Creek Station
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Longbottom
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Longbottom is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longbottom
- Maxie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Maxie is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxie
- Mikegrady
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mikegrady is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mikegrady
- Motley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Motley is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motley
- Paw Paw
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Paw Paw is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Paw
- Pearly
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pearly is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearly
- Republic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Republic is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republic
- Royal City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Royal City is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal City
- Woodside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Woodside is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
How Far From Conaway 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 Conaway to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Conaway and extending to:
- Grundy, which is the Seat of Buchanan County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 262 miles [421.6 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Conaway to Richmond, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 15 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 300 miles [482.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,182 miles [9,949 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,894 miles [11,094.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,769 miles [7,675 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Conaway) 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 Conaway 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 Conaway. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3523, Longitude: -82.2118 In this case, the coordinates for Conaway have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.025 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.782 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.422 degrees. |
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