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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 North Bend, we use the following websites to find information relevant to North Bend 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 North Bend:
- 38.229838, -80.443137
- 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 North Bend
- 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 Greenbrier County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greenbrier County
- Since North Bend is near Webster County and also Nicholas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Webster County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Nicholas 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 North Bend
Communities Also Named North Bend ...
We found thirteen communities that are also named North Bend.
Within West Virginia, the name North Bend is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of thirteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these thirteen communities, twelve are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- British Columbia
- This North Bend lies 2,155 miles [3,468.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the North Bend that is located in Greenbrier County.
- Georgia
- Cobb County
- This North Bend is located in Cobb County and lies 372 miles [598.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the North Bend that is located in Greenbrier County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cobb County community of North Bend.
- Kansas
- Finney County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Finney County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Finney County community of North Bend.
- Kentucky
- Powell County
- This North Bend is located in Powell County and lies 187 miles [300.9 km]<1> to the west of the North Bend that is located in Greenbrier County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Powell County community of North Bend.
- Louisiana
- Saint Mary Parish
- This North Bend is located in Saint Mary Parish and lies 863 miles [1,388.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the North Bend that is located in Greenbrier County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Mary Parish community of North Bend.
- Maryland
- Baltimore City
- This North Bend is located in Baltimore City and lies 213 miles [342.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the North Bend that is located in Greenbrier County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore City community of North Bend.
- Mississippi
- Neshoba County
- This North Bend is located in Neshoba County and lies 605 miles [973.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the North Bend that is located in Greenbrier County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Neshoba County community of North Bend.
- Nebraska
- Dodge County
- This North Bend is located in Dodge County and lies 893 miles [1,437.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the North Bend that is located in Greenbrier County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dodge County community of North Bend.
- Ohio
- Hamilton County
- This North Bend is located in Hamilton County and lies 240 miles [386.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the North Bend that is located in Greenbrier County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of North Bend.
- Oregon
- Coos County
- This North Bend is located in Coos County and lies 2,289 miles [3,683.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the North Bend that is located in Greenbrier County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coos County community of North Bend.
- Pennsylvania
- Clinton County
- This North Bend is located in Clinton County and lies 259 miles [416.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the North Bend that is located in Greenbrier County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of North Bend.
- Washington
- King County
- This North Bend is located in King County and lies 2,159 miles [3,474.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the North Bend that is located in Greenbrier County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of North Bend.
- Wisconsin
- Jackson County
- This North Bend is located in Jackson County and lies 685 miles [1,102.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the North Bend that is located in Greenbrier County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of North Bend.
Curious and Interesting Names Near North Bend ...
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.
- Beaver
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Beaver is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Craigsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Curtin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Curtin is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtin
- Dogway
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Dogway is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogway
- Droop
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Droop is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Droop
- Duo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Duo is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duo
- Dyer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Dyer is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer
- Grassy Falls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Grassy Falls is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Falls
- Jetsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jetsville is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jetsville
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Leonard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Leonard is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard
- Marybill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Marybill is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marybill
- Oscar
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Oscar is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oscar
- Raintown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Raintown is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintown
- Richwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Spice
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Spice is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spice
How Far From North Bend 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 North Bend to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in North Bend and extending to:
- Lewisburg, which is the Seat of Greenbrier County, lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from North Bend to Lewisburg, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 64 miles [103 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 189 miles [304.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,069 miles [9,767.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,780 miles [10,911.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,656 miles [7,493.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- North Bend) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 North Bend, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 North Bend 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 North Bend. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2298, Longitude: -80.4431 In this case, the coordinates for North Bend have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.946 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.679 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.393 degrees. |
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