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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 Normantown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Normantown 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 Normantown:
- 38.851700, -80.936957
- 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 Normantown
- 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 Gilmer County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gilmer County
- Since Normantown is near Calhoun County and also Braxton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Calhoun County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Braxton 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 Normantown
Communities Also Named Normantown ...
We found two communities that are also named Normantown.
Within West Virginia, the name Normantown is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Toombs County
- This Normantown is located in Toombs County and lies 459 miles [738.7 km]<1> to the south of the Normantown that is located in Gilmer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Toombs County community of Normantown.
- Illinois
- Will County
- This Normantown is located in Will County and lies 430 miles [692 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Normantown that is located in Gilmer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Will County community of Normantown.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Normantown ...
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.
- Cedarville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Flower
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Flower is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flower
- German ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- German is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German
- Glenville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hardman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hardman is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardman
- Henrietta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Henrietta is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Hope ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hope is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Index ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Index is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Index
- Let ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Let is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Let
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Progress ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Progress is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Rosedale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rosedale is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Sand Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Ridge is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
- Shock
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Stumptown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Tanner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Tanner is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanner
How Far From Normantown 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 Normantown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Normantown and extending to:
- Glenville, which is the Seat of Gilmer County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 51 miles [82.1 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Normantown to Charleston, with an average speed<3> 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 most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 209 miles [336.4 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 12 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,062 miles [9,755.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,776 miles [10,904.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,652 miles [7,486.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Normantown) 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 Normantown 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 Normantown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8517, Longitude: -80.9370 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.227 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.092 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.397 degrees. |
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