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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 Narrows, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Narrows 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 Narrows:
    • 37.331677, -80.808369
    • 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 Narrows
  • 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 Giles County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Giles County
    • Since Narrows is near Logan County and also Monroe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Logan County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe 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 Narrows

Communities Also Named Narrows ...

We found eighteen communities that are also named Narrows.

There is one other community in Virginia that is also named Narrows.

Beyond Virginia, we know of seventeen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these seventeen communities, fifteen are located in the United States and three are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Virginia ...
    • Roanoke County
      • This Narrows is located in Roanoke County and lies 47 miles [75.6 km]<1> to the east of the Narrows that is located in Giles County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke County community of Narrows.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Jackson County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Narrows [Jackson County].
    • Arkansas
      • Carroll County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Narrows [Carroll County].
    • Colorado
      • Morgan County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Narrows [Morgan County].
    • Delaware
      • Sussex County
      • This Narrows is located in Sussex County and lies 322 miles [518.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Narrows that is located in Giles County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Narrows.
    • Florida
      • Brevard County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Narrows [Brevard County].
    • Indiana
      • Sullivan County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Narrows [Sullivan County].
    • Kansas
      • Osage County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Narrows [Osage County].
    • Kentucky
      • Ohio County
      • This Narrows is located in Ohio County and lies 324 miles [521.4 km]<1> to the west of the Narrows that is located in Giles County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ohio County community of Narrows.
    • Manitoba
      • This Narrows lies 1,294 miles [2,082.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Narrows that is located in Giles County.
    • Maryland
      • Queen Anne's County
      • This Narrows is located in Queen Anne's County and lies 272 miles [437.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Narrows that is located in Giles County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Queen Anne's County community of Narrows.
    • Nevada
      • Clark County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Clark County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Narrows.
    • New York
      • Cattaraugus County
      • This Narrows is located in Cattaraugus County and lies 366 miles [589 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Narrows that is located in Giles County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cattaraugus County community of Narrows.
    • North Carolina
      • Pender County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Narrows [Pender County].
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Narrows lies 988 miles [1,590 km]<1> to the northeast of the Narrows that is located in Giles County.
    • Ontario
      • This Narrows lies 550 miles [885.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Narrows that is located in Giles County.
    • Oregon
      • Harney County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Narrows [Harney County].
      • Linn County
      • This Narrows is located in Linn County and lies 2,220 miles [3,572.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Narrows that is located in Giles County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Linn County community of Narrows.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Narrows ...

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.

  • Bluff City
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Bluff City is located in Giles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
  • Chestnut Knob
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Chestnut Knob is located in Mercer County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Knob
  • Cloverdale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Cloverdale is located in Monroe County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
  • French
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • French is located in Giles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French
  • Gray Sulphur Springs ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Gray Sulphur Springs is located in Giles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Sulphur Springs
  • Kellysville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Kellysville is located in Mercer County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellysville
  • Mountain View
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Mountain View is located in Giles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
  • Peterstown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Poplar Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Poplar Hill is located in Giles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hill
  • Rich Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Ripplemead
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Ripplemead is located in Giles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripplemead

How Far From Narrows 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 town such as Narrows to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Narrows and extending to:

  • Pearisburg, which is the Seat of Giles County, lies just to the East.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 185 miles [297.7 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Narrows to Richmond, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 231 miles [371.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 14 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,125 miles [9,857.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,832 miles [10,995 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,709 miles [7,578.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Narrows) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Narrows, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 Narrows 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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Narrows 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 Narrows. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3317, Longitude: -80.8084       In this case, the coordinates for Narrows have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.185 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.818 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.841 degrees.