Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Muddlety, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Muddlety and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Muddlety
- 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 Muddlety:
- 38.370021, -80.821977
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Muddlety
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Nicholas County
- Since Muddlety is near Clay County and also Webster County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Clay County
- eBird sighting report for Webster 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Muddlety ...
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.
- Beaver
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Beaver is located in Nicholas County
- Birch River
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch River
- Birch River is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Birch River <1>
- Burl
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Canvas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Craigsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Craigsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigsville
- Craigsville is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Craigsville <1>
- Deepwell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Delphi
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Donald
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Harriet
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Hookersville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hookersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hookersville
- Hookersville is located in Nicholas County
- Marybill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Opal
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Sparks ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Summersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Summersville is located in Nicholas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,225 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summersville <1>
How Far From Muddlety 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 Muddlety to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Muddlety and extending to:
- Summersville, which is the Seat of Nicholas County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 43 miles [69.2 km]<3> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Muddlety to Charleston, with an average speed<4> 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 just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 207 miles [333.1 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,079 miles [9,783.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,791 miles [10,929.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,667 miles [7,510.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Muddlety. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
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> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | 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- Muddlety) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Muddlety. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3700, Longitude: -80.8220 |
| <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 Muddlety to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.17 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.956 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.508 degrees. |