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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 Strouds, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Strouds 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 Strouds:
- 38.387887, -80.616480
- 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 Strouds
- 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 Webster County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Webster County
- Since Strouds is near Nicholas County and also Braxton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Nicholas County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Braxton 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 Strouds
Communities Also Named Strouds ...
We found two communities that are also named Strouds.
Within West Virginia, the name Strouds is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Monroe County
- This Strouds is located in Monroe County and lies 424 miles [682.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Strouds that is located in Webster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Strouds.
- Wyoming
- Natrona County
- This Strouds is located in Natrona County and lies 1,372 miles [2,208 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Strouds that is located in Webster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Natrona County community of Strouds.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Strouds ...
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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Beaver is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Boggs
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Boggs is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggs
- Craigsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Curtin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Curtin is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtin
- Delphi
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Delphi is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delphi
- Donald
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Donald is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donald
- Dyer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Dyer is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer
- Halo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Halo is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halo
- Marybill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Marybill is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marybill
- Opal
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Opal is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opal
How Far From Strouds 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 Strouds to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Strouds and extending to:
- Webster Springs, which is the Seat of Webster County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Strouds to Webster Springs, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 54 miles [86.9 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 over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 196 miles [315.4 km] to the east (E). 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 6,070 miles [9,768.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,781 miles [10,913 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,657 miles [7,494.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Strouds) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Strouds 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 Strouds. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3879, Longitude: -80.6165 In this case, the coordinates for Strouds have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.046 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.816 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.415 degrees. |
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