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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 Neffs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Neffs 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 Neffs:
- 39.417596, -79.155034
- 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 Neffs
- 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 Mineral County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mineral County
- Since Neffs is near Garrett County and also Allegany County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Garrett County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Allegany 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 Neffs
Communities Also Named Neffs ...
We found two communities that are also named Neffs.
Within West Virginia, the name Neffs is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ohio
- Belmont County
- This Neffs is located in Belmont County and lies 97 miles [156.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Neffs that is located in Mineral County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Belmont County community of Neffs.
- Pennsylvania
- Lehigh County
- This Neffs is located in Lehigh County and lies 207 miles [333.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Neffs that is located in Mineral County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lehigh County community of Neffs.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Neffs ...
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.
- Blaine
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Blaine is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Claysville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Claysville is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
- Crosstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Crosstown is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosstown
- Elk Garden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Floyd
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Floyd is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
- Green Glade
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Green Glade is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Glade
- Hartmansville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hartmansville is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartmansville
- Luke
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Luke is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luke
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
- Skyline
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Skyline is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline
- Standard
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Standard is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standard
- Sulphur City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sulphur City is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur City
How Far From Neffs 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 Neffs to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Neffs and extending to:
- Keyser, which is the Seat of Mineral County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Neffs to Keyser, 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 152 miles [244.6 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 118 miles [189.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,964 miles [9,598.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,676 miles [10,744 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,552 miles [7,325.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Neffs) 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 Neffs 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 Neffs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4176, Longitude: -79.1550 In this case, the coordinates for Neffs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.125 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.922 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.425 degrees. |
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