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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 Myra, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Myra 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 Myra:
- 38.221700, -82.112616
- 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 Myra
- 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 Lincoln County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
- Since Myra is near Putnam County and also Wayne County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Putnam County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne 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 Myra
Communities Also Named Myra ...
We found twelve communities that are also named Myra.
Within West Virginia, the name Myra is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of twelve communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these twelve communities, ten are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- British Columbia
- This Myra lies 1,987 miles [3,197.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Myra that is located in Lincoln County.
- Georgia
- Appling County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Myra [Appling County].
- Kansas
- Graham County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Myra [Graham County].
- Woodson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Myra [Woodson County].
- Kentucky
- Pike County
- This Myra is located in Pike County and lies 69 miles [111 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Myra that is located in Lincoln County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Myra.
- Maine
- Hancock County
- This Myra is located in Hancock County and lies 846 miles [1,361.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Myra that is located in Lincoln County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hancock County community of Myra.
- Penobscot County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maine community of Myra [Penobscot County].
- Manitoba
- This Myra lies 1,212 miles [1,950.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Myra that is located in Lincoln County.
- North Dakota
- Cass County
- This Myra is located in Cass County and lies 973 miles [1,565.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Myra that is located in Lincoln County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cass County community of Myra.
- Pennsylvania
- Cambria County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Myra [Cambria County].
- Texas
- Cooke County
- This Myra is located in Cooke County and lies 906 miles [1,458.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Myra that is located in Lincoln County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cooke County community of Myra.
- Wisconsin
- Washington County
- This Myra is located in Washington County and lies 475 miles [764.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Myra that is located in Lincoln County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Myra.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Myra ...
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.
- Allen ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Allen is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Bradyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bradyville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradyville
- Branchland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jenks
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jenks is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenks
- Kinder ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kinder is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinder
- Minerva
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Minerva is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
- Pleasant View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant View is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Portersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Price
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Price is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Redwing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Redwing is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwing
- Rockville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rockville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Spears ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Spears is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spears
- Sweetland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Myra 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 Myra to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Myra and extending to:
- Hamlin, which is the Seat of Lincoln County, lies just to the North.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Myra to Charleston, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 277 miles [445.8 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,139 miles [9,879.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,853 miles [11,028.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,729 miles [7,610.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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- Myra) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Myra could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Myra 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 Myra. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2217, Longitude: -82.1126 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.956 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.83 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.112 degrees. |
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