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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 Knobs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Knobs 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 Knobs:
- 37.611511, -80.588128
- 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 Knobs
- 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 Monroe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County
- Since Knobs is near Greenbrier County and also Summers County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greenbrier County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Summers 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 Knobs
Communities Also Named Knobs ...
We found one communities that are also named Knobs.
Within West Virginia, the name Knobs is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, there is another community also named Knobs in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Montana
- Fallon County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Knobs [Fallon County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Knobs ...
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.
- Creamery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Creamery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creamery
- Gates
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gates is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates
- Greenville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hokes Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hokes Mill is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hokes Mill
- Lillydale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lillydale is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillydale
- Monitor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Monitor is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monitor
- Pickaway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pickaway is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickaway
- Salt Sulphur Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Salt Sulphur Springs is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Sulphur Springs
- Sinks Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sinks Grove is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinks Grove
- Union
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Union is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Population from the 2020 Census: 539 people
- Wayside
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wayside is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
- Wolfcreek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wolfcreek is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfcreek
How Far From Knobs 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 Knobs to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Knobs and extending to:
- Union, which is the Seat of Monroe County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 76 miles [122.3 km]<3> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Knobs to Charleston, with an average speed<4>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 5 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 212 miles [341.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,103 miles [9,821.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,811 miles [10,961.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,688 miles [7,544.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Knobs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Knobs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Knobs 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 Knobs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6115, Longitude: -80.5881 In this case, the coordinates for Knobs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.048 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.704 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.659 degrees. |
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