Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Nora, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Nora and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Nora
- 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 Nora:
- 37.069706, -82.345759
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Nora
- 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 Dickenson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Dickenson County
- Since Nora is near Russell County and also Wise County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Russell County
- eBird sighting report for Wise 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Nora ...
We found twelve communities that share the name Nora.
Within Virginia, the name Nora is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these twelve communities, eleven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Nebraska
- Oklahoma
- Saskatchewan
- This Nora lies 1,481 miles [2,383.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Nora that is located in Dickenson County.
- South Dakota
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Nora ...
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.
- Birchleaf
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Carrie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carrie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrie
- Carrie is located in Dickenson County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Carrie
- From Nora to Carrie
- Clintwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintwood
- Clintwood is located in Dickenson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,264 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clintwood <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Clintwood
- From Nora to Clintwood
- Darwin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darwin
- Darwin is located in Dickenson County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Darwin
- From Nora to Darwin
- Flat Top
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Hazel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Herald
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herald
- Herald is located in Dickenson County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Herald
- From Nora to Herald
- Ibex ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - John
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Judge ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Longfork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Lyons
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Continue List (4 more) ...
- Nancy
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Open Fork
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Tarpon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tarpon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarpon
- Tarpon is located in Dickenson County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Tarpon
- From Nora to Tarpon
- Tiny
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nancy
How Far From Nora 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 Nora to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Nora and extending to:
- Clintwood, which is the Seat of Dickenson County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 271 miles [436.1 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Nora to Richmond, with an average speed<6>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 16 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 315 miles [506.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,201 miles [9,979.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,911 miles [11,122.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,787 miles [7,703.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Nora. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Dickenson County: www.dickensonctyva.com/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Nora) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Nora. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.0697, Longitude: -82.3458 |
| <2> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Nora 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. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Nora to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.106 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.834 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.564 degrees. |