Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Red Knob, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Red Knob and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Red Knob

• 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 Red Knob:
  • 38.724812, -81.512901
  • 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 Red Knob

• 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 Roane County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Roane County
  • Since Red Knob is near Jackson County and also Kanawha County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Kanawha 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 Red Knob

Curious and Interesting Names Near Red Knob ...

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.

• Clarence
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Clarence is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
• Countsville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Countsville is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countsville
• Flatfork
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Flatfork is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatfork
• Flint Town
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Flint Town is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Town
• Gay
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Gay is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay
• Geneva
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Geneva is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
• Harmony
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Harmony is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
• Jingo ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Jingo is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jingo
• July ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • July is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for July
• Leo ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Leo is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leo
• Vicars
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Vicars is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vicars
• Woodyard ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Woodyard is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodyard

How Far From Red Knob 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 Red Knob to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Red Knob and extending to:

• Spencer, which is the Seat of Roane County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Red Knob to Spencer, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 26 miles [41.8 km] to the south southwest (SSW). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 241 miles [387.9 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,091 miles [9,802.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,807 miles [10,954.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,682 miles [7,534.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'