Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Nollville:
  • 39.462598, -78.019999
  • 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 Nollville

• 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 Berkeley County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Berkeley County
  • Since Nollville is near Jefferson County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Nollville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Nollville ...

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.

• Elk Branch ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Elk Branch is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Branch
• Goose Nest
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Goose Nest is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Nest
• Grubbs Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Grubbs Corner is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubbs Corner
• Irish Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Irish Hill is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irish Hill
• Jones Springs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jones Springs is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Springs
• Martinsburg
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Martinsburg is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,514 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinsburg <1>
• Pikeside
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Pikeside is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeside
• Tablers Station
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Tablers Station is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tablers Station
• Tomahawk
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Tomahawk is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
• Union Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Union Corner is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Corner

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Nollville and extending to:

• Martinsburg, which is the Seat of Berkeley County, lies just to the East.
• Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 208 miles [334.7 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Nollville to Charleston, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 65 miles [104.6 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,915 miles [9,519.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,624 miles [10,660.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,500 miles [7,242 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'