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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 Imboden, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Imboden 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 Imboden:
- 36.886762, -82.804606
- 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 Imboden
- 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 Wise County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wise County
- Since Imboden is near Lee County and also Harlan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lee County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Harlan 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 Imboden
Communities Also Named Imboden ...
We found one communities that are also named Imboden.
Within Virginia, the name Imboden is unique.
Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Imboden in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Lawrence County
- This Imboden is located in Lawrence County and lies 466 miles [750 km]<1> to the west of the Imboden that is located in Wise County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Imboden.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Imboden ...
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 Stone Gap
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Canepatch ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Canepatch is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canepatch
- Cracker Neck
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cracker Neck is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cracker Neck
- Derby
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Derby is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- East Stone Gap
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- East Stone Gap is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Stone Gap
- Harper
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Harper is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Irondale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Irondale is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
- Kent Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kent Junction is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Junction
- Mohawk ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mohawk is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
- Rawhide
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rawhide is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawhide
- Roaring Fork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Roaring Fork is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring Fork
- Roundstone
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Roundstone is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundstone
- Seminary
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Seminary is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminary
How Far From Imboden 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 Imboden to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Imboden and extending to:
- Wise, which is the Seat of Wise County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Imboden to Wise, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 298 miles [479.6 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 343 miles [552 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,228 miles [10,023 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,939 miles [11,167.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,815 miles [7,749 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Imboden) 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 Imboden 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 Imboden. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.8868, Longitude: -82.8046 In this case, the coordinates for Imboden have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.382 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.124 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.81 degrees. |
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