Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Quinwood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Quinwood and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Quinwood
- 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 Quinwood:
- 38.058246, -80.704678
- 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 Quinwood
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Greenbrier County
- Since Quinwood is near Nicholas County and also Fayette County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Nicholas County
- eBird sighting report for Fayette 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 Quinwood ...
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.
- Carl
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Duo
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Grassy Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grassy Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Falls
- Grassy Falls is located in Nicholas County
- Green Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Green Valley is located in Nicholas County
- Hominy Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hominy Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hominy Falls
- Hominy Falls is located in Nicholas County
- Honeydew ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Leslie
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Nutterville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nutterville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutterville
- Nutterville is located in Greenbrier County
- Orient Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orient Hill
- Orient Hill is located in Greenbrier County
- Rock Cliff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Cliff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Cliff
- Rock Cliff is located in Greenbrier County
- Snow Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Snow Hill is located in Nicholas County
How Far From Quinwood 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 town such as Quinwood to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Quinwood and extending to:
- Lewisburg, which is the Seat of Greenbrier County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Quinwood to Lewisburg, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 53 miles [85.3 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 206 miles [331.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,088 miles [9,797.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,798 miles [10,940.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,674 miles [7,522.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Quinwood. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Quinwood) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Quinwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0582, Longitude: -80.7047 |
| <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 Quinwood to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.107 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.838 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.561 degrees. |