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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:
    • 39.507580, -80.769826
    • 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 Tyler County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Tyler County
    • Since Conaway is near Wetzel County and also Doddridge County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wetzel County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Doddridge 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 West Virginia, the name Conaway is unique.

Beyond West 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 2,173 miles [3,497.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Conaway that is located in Tyler County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yolo County community of Conaway.
    • Virginia
      • Buchanan County
      • This Conaway is located in Buchanan County and lies 168 miles [270.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Conaway that is located in Tyler County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Buchanan 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.

  • Big Moses
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Big Moses is located in Tyler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Moses
  • Blue
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Blue is located in Tyler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue
  • Carbide
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Carbide is located in Wetzel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbide
  • Centerville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Centerville is located in Tyler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Childs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Childs is located in Wetzel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs
  • King
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • King is located in Wetzel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
  • Link
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Link is located in Tyler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Link
  • Lonetree
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Lonetree is located in Tyler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonetree
  • Meeker
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Meeker is located in Tyler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeker
  • Minnie
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Minnie is located in Wetzel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnie
  • Porters Falls
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Porters Falls is located in Wetzel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters Falls
  • Reader
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Reader is located in Wetzel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reader
  • Stringtown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Stringtown is located in Tyler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
  • Sunnyside
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Sunnyside is located in Tyler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside

How Far From Conaway 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 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:

  • Middlebourne, which is the Seat of Tyler County, lies just to the West.
  • Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 92 miles [148.1 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Conaway to Charleston, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 204 miles [328.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,026 miles [9,697.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,743 miles [10,851.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,618 miles [7,432 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Conaway) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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: 39.5076, Longitude: -80.7698       In this case, the coordinates for Conaway have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.103 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.049 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.101 degrees.