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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 Nobe, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Nobe 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 Nobe:
- 38.986474, -81.034277
- 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 Nobe
- 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 Nobe is near Gilmer County and also Ritchie County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gilmer County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ritchie 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 Nobe
Communities Also Named Nobe ...
We found one communities that are also named Nobe.
Within West Virginia, the name Nobe is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, there is another community also named Nobe in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New Mexico
- Roosevelt County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Roosevelt County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roosevelt County community of Nobe.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Nobe ...
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.
- Big Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Big Springs is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Burnt House
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Burnt House is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt House
- Five Forks
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Five Forks is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Freed
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Freed is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freed
- Grantsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hardman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hardman is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardman
- Henrietta
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Henrietta is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Iris ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Iris is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iris
- Pleasant Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Purdy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Purdy is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
- Racket
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Racket is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racket
- Tanner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Tanner is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanner
How Far From Nobe to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Nobe to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Nobe and extending to:
- Grantsville, which is the Seat of Calhoun County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 54 miles [86.9 km]<3> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Nobe to Charleston, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 214 miles [344.4 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 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,060 miles [9,752.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,775 miles [10,903.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,651 miles [7,485.1 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 Nobe, 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 '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- Nobe) 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 Nobe 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 Nobe. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9865, Longitude: -81.0343 In this case, the coordinates for Nobe have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.282 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.175 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.395 degrees. |
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