Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Niday:
  • 37.254841, -81.028975
  • 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 Niday

• 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 Bland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bland County
  • Since Niday is near Giles County and also Mercer County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Giles County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mercer 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 Niday

Curious and Interesting Names Near Niday ...

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.

• Billie ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Billie is located in Mercer County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billie
• Blake ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Blake is located in Mercer County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake
• Edison
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Edison is located in Mercer County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison
• First Ford
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • First Ford is located in Giles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Ford
• Green Valley
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Green Valley is located in Mercer County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
• Hardy
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Hardy is located in Mercer County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
• Hicksville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Hicksville is located in Bland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicksville
• Holly Brook
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Holly Brook is located in Bland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Brook
• Maple View
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Maple View is located in Mercer County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple View
• Pumpkin Center
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Pumpkin Center is located in Bland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Center
• Rocky Gap
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Rocky Gap is located in Bland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Gap
• Round Bottom
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Round Bottom is located in Bland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Bottom

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

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

• Bland, which is the Seat of Bland County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Niday to Bland, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 198 miles [318.7 km] to the east (E). 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 12 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 244 miles [392.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,137 miles [9,876.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,845 miles [11,016 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,722 miles [7,599.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'