Back Draft

Back Draft is a stream in Pocahontas, West Virginia and has an elevation of 2,644 feet. Back Draft is situated nearby to the village Green Bank, as well as near the hamlet Arbovale.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Green Bank Telescope and Reber Radio Telescope.

Green Bank Telescope

Building

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The Robert C. Byrd Green Bank Telescope in Green Bank, West Virginia, US is the world's largest fully steerable radio telescope, surpassing the Effelsberg 100-m Radio Telescope in Germany. Green Bank Telescope is situated 2 miles northwest of Back Draft.

Reber Radio Telescope

Building

Photo: Jarekt, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Reber Radio Telescope is a historic radio telescope, located at the Green Bank Observatory near Green Bank, West Virginia, United States. Built in 1937 in Illinois by the astronomer Grote Reber, it was the first purpose-built parabolic radio telescope.

Green Bank Jansky Antenna

Building

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Green Bank Jansky Antenna is a building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Green Bank and Arbovale.

Green Bank

Village

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Green Bank is a census-designated place in Pocahontas County in West Virginia's Potomac Highlands inside the Allegheny Mountain Range. Green Bank is located along WV 28.

Arbovale

Hamlet

Arbovale is an unincorporated community in Pocahontas County, West Virginia, United States. Arbovale is 12 miles south of Durbin. Arbovale had a post office, which closed on March 3, 2007. Arbovale is situated 1½ miles north of Back Draft.

Nida

Hamlet

Nida is an unincorporated community in Pocahontas County, West Virginia, United States. Nida is located on the Greenbrier River, 6.5 miles south-southwest of Durbin. Nida is situated 4½ miles northwest of Back Draft.

Back Draft

Type: Stream
Category: body of water
Location: Pocahontas, West Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

38.41123° or 38° 24′ 40″ north

Longitude

-79.82145° or 79° 49′ 17″ west

Elevation

2,644 feet (806 metres)

Open location code

87C2C56H+FC

GeoNames ID

4797632

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