Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Noswad, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Noswad and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Noswad
- 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 Noswad:
- 39.480926, -78.926136
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Noswad
- 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 Mineral County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Mineral County
- Since Noswad is near Allegany County and also Garrett County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Allegany County
- eBird sighting report for Garrett 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Noswad ...
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.
- Black Oak
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Danville
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Franklin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Frost ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Headsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Headsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headsville
- Headsville is located in Mineral County
- Limestone
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Luke
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - McCoole
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Moscow
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Moscow is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Porters ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Short Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Gap
- Short Gap is located in Mineral County
How Far From Noswad 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 Noswad to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<2> community of Noswad once stood, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Noswad and extending to:
- Keyser, which is the Seat of Mineral County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 164 miles [263.9 km]<3> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Noswad to Charleston, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 108 miles [173.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,952 miles [9,578.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,664 miles [10,724.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,539 miles [7,304.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Mineral County: www.mineralcountywv.com/
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <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 Noswad, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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- Noswad) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Noswad. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4809, Longitude: -78.9261 In this case, the coordinates for Noswad have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Noswad to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.983 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.771 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.302 degrees. |