Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Zona, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Zona and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Zona

• 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 Zona:
  • 38.722218, -81.455463
  • 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 Zona

• 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 Roane County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Roane County
  • Since Zona is near Jackson County and also Kanawha County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson 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 Zona

Communities Also Named Zona ...

We found one communities that are also named Zona.

Within West Virginia, the name Zona is unique.

Beyond West Virginia, there is another community also named Zona in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Louisiana
    • Washington Parish
    • This Zona is located in Washington Parish and lies 735 miles [1,182.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Zona that is located in Roane County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington Parish community of Zona.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Zona ...

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.

• Clarence
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Clarence is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
• Countsville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Countsville is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countsville
• Flatfork
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Flatfork is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatfork
• Flint Town
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Flint Town is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Town
• Geneva
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Geneva is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
• Harmony
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Harmony is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
• Jingo ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Jingo is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jingo
• Leo ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Leo is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leo
• Red Knob
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Red Knob is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Knob
• Speed
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Speed is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speed
• Woodyard ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Woodyard is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodyard

How Far From Zona 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 Zona to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Zona and extending to:

• Spencer, which is the Seat of Roane County, lies just to the Northeast.
• Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Zona to Charleston, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 238 miles [383 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,089 miles [9,799.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,804 miles [10,950 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,680 miles [7,531.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'