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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 Herold, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Herold 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 Herold:
- 38.563816, -80.815873
- 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 Herold
- 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 Braxton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Braxton County
- Since Herold is near Nicholas County and also Clay County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Nicholas County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clay 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 Herold
Communities Also Named Herold ...
We found one communities that are also named Herold.
Within West Virginia, the name Herold is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, there is another community also named Herold in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Wisconsin
- Buffalo County
- This Herold is located in Buffalo County and lies 694 miles [1,116.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Herold that is located in Braxton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Buffalo County community of Herold.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Herold ...
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.
- Birch River
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bison is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bison
- Duck
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Duck is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck
- Frame Knob ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Frame Knob is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frame Knob
- Frametown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Gassaway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Groves
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Groves is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groves
- Ira
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Little Birch
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Meadville ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Meadville is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
- Middle Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Middle Run is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Run
- Shadyside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Shadyside is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside
- Strange Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Tesla
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tesla is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tesla
- Twistville ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Twistville is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twistville
How Far From Herold to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Herold to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Herold and extending to:
- Sutton, which is the Seat of Braxton County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Herold to Sutton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 46 miles [74 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,070 miles [9,768.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,783 miles [10,916.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,658 miles [7,496.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Herold) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Herold 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 Herold. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5638, Longitude: -80.8159 In this case, the coordinates for Herold have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.161 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.974 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.441 degrees. |
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