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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 Northcott Court, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Northcott Court 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 Northcott Court:
- 38.413417, -82.427653
- 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 Northcott Court
- 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 Cabell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cabell County
- Since Northcott Court is near Lawrence County and also Wayne County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne 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 Northcott Court
Curious and Interesting Names Near Northcott Court ...
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.
- Buffalo Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Buffalo Creek is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Creek
- Chancellor Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Chancellor Hills is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chancellor Hills
- Crescent Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Crescent Lake is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Lake
- Fair Place
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fair Place is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Place
- Garden Farms
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Garden Farms is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Farms
- Getaway
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Getaway is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Getaway
- Glenroy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Glenroy is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenroy
- Harveytown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Harveytown is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveytown
- Hillview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hillview is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillview
- Home Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Home Park is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Park
- Lincoln Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lincoln Park is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Lock
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lock is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Lockdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lockdale is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockdale
- Park Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Park Hills is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Hills
- Pea Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pea Ridge is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
- Riverview
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Riverview is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Rockwood
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Rockwood is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Spring Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Spring Valley is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Timberlake
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Timberlake is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
- Walnut Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Walnut Park is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Park
- Willowvale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Willowvale is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowvale
How Far From Northcott Court 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 Northcott Court to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Northcott Court and extending to:
- Huntington, which is the Seat of Cabell County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 43 miles [69.2 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Northcott Court to Charleston, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 292 miles [469.9 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,143 miles [9,886.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,859 miles [11,038.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,734 miles [7,618.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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- Northcott Court) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Northcott Court 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 Northcott Court. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4134, Longitude: -82.4277 In this case, the coordinates for Northcott Court have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.145 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.075 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.188 degrees. |
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