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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 Richwood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Richwood and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Richwood:
    • 38.222105, -80.536283
    • 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 Richwood
  • 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 Nicholas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Nicholas County
    • Since Richwood is near Greenbrier County and also Webster County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Greenbrier County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Webster 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 Richwood

Communities Also Named Richwood ...

We found eleven communities that are also named Richwood.

There is one other community in West Virginia that is also named Richwood.

Beyond West Virginia, we know of ten communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these ten communities, ten are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In West Virginia ...
    • Monongalia County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Richwood [Monongalia County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Dooly County
      • This Richwood is located in Dooly County and lies 464 miles [746.7 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Richwood that is located in Nicholas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dooly County community of Richwood.
    • Kentucky
      • Boone County
      • This Richwood is located in Boone County and lies 225 miles [362.1 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Richwood that is located in Nicholas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boone County community of Richwood.
    • Louisiana
      • Ouachita Parish
      • This Richwood is located in Ouachita Parish and lies 761 miles [1,224.7 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Richwood that is located in Nicholas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ouachita Parish community of Richwood.
    • Minnesota
      • Becker County
      • This Richwood is located in Becker County and lies 981 miles [1,578.8 km]<2> to the northwest of the Richwood that is located in Nicholas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Becker County community of Richwood.
    • New Jersey
      • Gloucester County
      • This Richwood is located in Gloucester County and lies 306 miles [492.5 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Richwood that is located in Nicholas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gloucester County community of Richwood.
    • Ohio
      • Union County
      • This Richwood is located in Union County and lies 211 miles [339.6 km]<2> to the northwest of the Richwood that is located in Nicholas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Richwood.
    • Ontario
      • This Richwood lies 345 miles [555.2 km]<2> to the north of the Richwood that is located in Nicholas County.
    • South Carolina
      • Sumter County
      • This Richwood is located in Sumter County and lies 296 miles [476.4 km]<2> to the south of the Richwood that is located in Nicholas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumter County community of Richwood.
    • Texas
      • Brazoria County
      • This Richwood is located in Brazoria County and lies 1,061 miles [1,707.5 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Richwood that is located in Nicholas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brazoria County community of Richwood.
    • Wisconsin
      • Dodge County
      • This Richwood is located in Dodge County and lies 552 miles [888.4 km]<2> to the northwest of the Richwood that is located in Nicholas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dodge County community of Richwood.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Richwood ...

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
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Beaver is located in Nicholas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
  • Carl
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Carl is located in Nicholas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl
  • Craigsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Curtin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Curtin is located in Nicholas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtin
  • Deepwell
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Deepwell is located in Nicholas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deepwell
  • Dogway
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Dogway is located in Webster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogway
  • Donald
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Donald is located in Nicholas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donald
  • Duo
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Duo is located in Greenbrier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duo
  • Dyer
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Dyer is located in Webster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer
  • Grassy Falls
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Grassy Falls is located in Nicholas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Falls
  • Hominy Falls
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Hominy Falls is located in Nicholas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hominy Falls
  • Jetsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jetsville is located in Nicholas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jetsville
  • Marybill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Marybill is located in Nicholas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marybill

How Far From Richwood 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 city such as Richwood to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Richwood and extending to:

  • Summersville, which is the Seat of Nicholas County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Richwood to Summersville, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
  • Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 59 miles [95 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 194 miles [312.2 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 6,074 miles [9,775.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,784 miles [10,917.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,660 miles [7,499.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Richwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Richwood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Richwood 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 Richwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2221, Longitude: -80.5363       In this case, the coordinates for Richwood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.002 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.742 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.436 degrees.