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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 Tolbert, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tolbert 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 Tolbert:
- 38.196746, -80.690625
- 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 Tolbert
- 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 Tolbert is near Greenbrier County and also Fayette 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 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Tolbert
Communities Also Named Tolbert ...
We found one communities that are also named Tolbert.
Within West Virginia, the name Tolbert is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, there is another community also named Tolbert in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Texas
- Wilbarger 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 Texas community of Tolbert [Wilbarger County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Tolbert ...
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
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bruce is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
- Canvas
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Canvas is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canvas
- Carl
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Curtin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Curtin is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtin
- Deepwell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Deepwell is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deepwell
- Donald
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fowler Knob
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fowler Knob is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler Knob
- Grassy Falls
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Grassy Falls is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Falls
- Green Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Green Valley is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Hominy Falls
(3 miles [4.8 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 east)
- Jetsville is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jetsville
- Marybill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Marybill is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marybill
- Snow Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Tolbert 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 Tolbert to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Tolbert and extending to:
- Summersville, which is the Seat of Nicholas County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Tolbert 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 51 miles [82.1 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 most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 203 miles [326.7 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 6,081 miles [9,786.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,792 miles [10,930.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,668 miles [7,512.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 Tolbert, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Tolbert) 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 Tolbert 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 Tolbert. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.1967, Longitude: -80.6906 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.096 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.845 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.51 degrees. |
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