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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 Werth, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Werth 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 Werth:
- 38.355108, -80.753985
- 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 Werth
- 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 Werth is near Webster County and also Clay County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Webster County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clay 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 Werth
Curious and Interesting Names Near Werth ...
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
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Beaver is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Canvas
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Canvas is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canvas
- Craigsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Curtin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Curtin is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtin
- Deepwell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Deepwell is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deepwell
- Delphi
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Delphi is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delphi
- Donald
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Donald is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donald
- Hookersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hookersville is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hookersville
- Marybill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Marybill is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marybill
- Opal
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Opal is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opal
- Summersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Werth to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Werth to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Werth and extending to:
- Summersville, which is the Seat of Nicholas County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 47 miles [75.6 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Werth to Charleston, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 203 miles [326.7 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, 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 6,077 miles [9,780 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,789 miles [10,925.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,664 miles [7,506 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 '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- Werth) 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 Werth 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 Werth. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3551, Longitude: -80.7540 In this case, the coordinates for Werth have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.13 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.907 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.484 degrees. |
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