Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Fowler Knob:
  • 38.184001, -80.812318
  • 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 Fowler Knob

• 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 Nicholas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Nicholas County
  • Since Fowler Knob is near Fayette County and also Greenbrier County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greenbrier 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 Fowler Knob

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fowler Knob ...

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.

• Bruce
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Bruce is located in Nicholas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
• Canvas
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Canvas is located in Nicholas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canvas
• Deepwell
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Deepwell is located in Nicholas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deepwell
• Donald
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Donald is located in Nicholas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donald
• Grassy Falls
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Grassy Falls is located in Nicholas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Falls
• Hominy Falls
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hominy Falls is located in Nicholas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hominy Falls
• Mount Lookout
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Mount Lookout is located in Nicholas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lookout
• Nutterville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Nutterville is located in Greenbrier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutterville
• Pool
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Pool is located in Nicholas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pool
• Snow Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Snow Hill is located in Nicholas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
• Sparks ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Sparks is located in Nicholas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks
• Summersville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Summersville is located in Nicholas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,225 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summersville <1>

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Fowler Knob and extending to:

• Summersville, which is the Seat of Nicholas County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 45 miles [72.4 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Fowler Knob to Charleston, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 209 miles [336.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,087 miles [9,796.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,798 miles [10,940.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,674 miles [7,522.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'