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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 Woods and Irons South, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Woods and Irons South 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 Woods and Irons South:
- 38.452868, -81.961246
- 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 Woods and Irons South
- 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 Putnam County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Putnam County
- Since Woods and Irons South is near Cabell County and also Kanawha County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cabell County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kanawha 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 Woods and Irons South
Curious and Interesting Names Near Woods and Irons South ...
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.
- Amandaville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Amandaville is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amandaville
- Black Betsey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Black Betsey is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Betsey
- Cheyenne Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cheyenne Valley is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheyenne Valley
- Eleanor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hickory Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hickory Hill is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
- Hometown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hometown is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hometown
- Hurricane
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hurricane Bridge ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hurricane Bridge is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane Bridge
- Lake Washington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Washington is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Washington
- Nitro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Plymouth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Plymouth is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Raymond City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Raymond City is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond City
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Red House
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Branch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rock Branch is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Branch
- Rolling Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rolling Meadows is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
- Scary
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Scary is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scary
- Strawberry Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Strawberry Heights is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Heights
- Virginia Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Virginia Heights is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Heights
How Far From Woods and Irons South 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 Woods and Irons South to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Woods and Irons South and extending to:
- Winfield, which is the Seat of Putnam County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Woods and Irons South to Charleston, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 267 miles [429.7 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,122 miles [9,852.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,837 miles [11,003.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,713 miles [7,584.8 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- Woods and Irons South) 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 Woods and Irons South 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 Woods and Irons South. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4529, Longitude: -81.9612 In this case, the coordinates for Woods and Irons South have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.86 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.755 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.973 degrees. |
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