Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Nicut, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Nicut and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Nicut

• 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 Nicut:
  • 38.713149, -81.022054
  • 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 Nicut

• 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 Calhoun County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Calhoun County
  • Since Nicut is near Braxton County and also Clay County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Braxton County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clay 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 Nicut

Communities Also Named Nicut ...

We found one communities that are also named Nicut.

Within West Virginia, the name Nicut is unique.

Beyond West Virginia, there is another community also named Nicut in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Oklahoma
    • Sequoyah County
    • This Nicut is located in Sequoyah County and lies 774 miles [1,245.6 km]<1> to the west of the Nicut that is located in Calhoun County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sequoyah County community of Nicut.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Nicut ...

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.

• Chloe
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Chloe is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chloe
• Dingy
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Dingy is located in Braxton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingy
• Euclid
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Euclid is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid
• Floe
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Floe is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floe
• Lydia
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Lydia is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lydia
• Mudfork
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Mudfork is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudfork
• Rosedale
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Rosedale is located in Braxton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
• Sand Ridge
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Sand Ridge is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
• Shock
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Shock is located in Gilmer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shock
• Walnut
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Walnut is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut

How Far From Nicut 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 Nicut to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Nicut and extending to:

• Grantsville, which is the Seat of Calhoun County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Nicut to Grantsville, with an average speed<2> 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 41 miles [66 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 214 miles [344.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,072 miles [9,771.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,786 miles [10,921 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,661 miles [7,501.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'