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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 Extra, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Extra 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 Extra:
- 38.617310, -81.851522
- 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 Extra
- 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 Putnam County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Putnam County
- Since Extra is near Mason County and also Jackson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mason County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson 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 Extra
Curious and Interesting Names Near Extra ...
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.
- Buffalo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Confidence
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Confidence is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confidence
- Eleanor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Emma
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Emma is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emma
- Hometown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hometown is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hometown
- Hugo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hugo is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
- Indian Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Indian Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Liberty
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Liberty is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Paradise
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Paradise is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Pliny
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pliny is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pliny
- Plymouth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Plymouth is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Red House
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Robertsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Robertsburg is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsburg
- Tribble
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Tribble is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tribble
How Far From Extra 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 Extra to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Extra and extending to:
- Winfield, which is the Seat of Putnam County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Extra to Charleston, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 259 miles [416.8 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,110 miles [9,833.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,826 miles [10,985.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,701 miles [7,565.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Extra) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Extra 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 Extra. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6173, Longitude: -81.8515 In this case, the coordinates for Extra have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.79 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.699 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.872 degrees. |
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