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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 Runa, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Runa 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 Runa:
- 38.142873, -80.850982
- 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 Runa
- 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 Runa is near Fayette County and also Greenbrier County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greenbrier 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 Runa
Curious and Interesting Names Near Runa ...
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.
- Bruce
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bruce is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
- Deepwell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Deepwell is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deepwell
- Divide
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Divide is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divide
- Elliot ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Elliot is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot
- Fowler Knob
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fowler Knob is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler Knob
- Green Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Green Valley is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Hominy Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hominy Falls is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hominy Falls
- Honeydew ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Honeydew is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeydew
- Jenky
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jenky is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenky
- Lookout
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Lookout
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Lookout is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lookout
- Nutterville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Nutterville is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutterville
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Pool
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Pool is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pool
- Snow Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sparks ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sparks is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks
- Spy Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Spy Rock is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spy Rock
How Far From Runa 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 Runa to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Runa and extending to:
- Summersville, which is the Seat of Nicholas County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Runa to Summersville, with an average speed<3> 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 44 miles [70.8 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 most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 212 miles [341.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,090 miles [9,800.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,801 miles [10,945.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,677 miles [7,526.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Runa) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Runa 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 Runa. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.1429, Longitude: -80.8510 In this case, the coordinates for Runa have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.193 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.948 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.596 degrees. |
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