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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 Knawl, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Knawl 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 Knawl:
- 38.826748, -80.529150
- 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 Knawl
- 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 Knawl is near Lewis County and also Upshur County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lewis County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Upshur 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 Knawl
Curious and Interesting Names Near Knawl ...
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.
- Arnold
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Arnold is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Bulltown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dutch
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Dutch is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch
- Falls Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Gregory
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Gregory is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Ireland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Joppa
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Joppa is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
- Orlando
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Walkersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Walkersville is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkersville
- Wildcat ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wildcat is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildcat
How Far From Knawl 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 Knawl to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Knawl and extending to:
- Sutton, which is the Seat of Braxton County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Knawl to Sutton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 67 miles [107.8 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 187 miles [300.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,047 miles [9,731.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,760 miles [10,879.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,635 miles [7,459.3 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 '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- Knawl) 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 Knawl 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 Knawl. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8267, Longitude: -80.5292 In this case, the coordinates for Knawl have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.98 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.807 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.229 degrees. |
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