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Sod's elevation is 781 feet (238 m). [2] It has a post office with the ZIP code 25564. [3] Sod is a part of the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH, Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). As of the 2010 census, the MSA had a population of 287,702. New definitions from February 28, 2013 placed the population at 363,000. [4]
Holy Ascension Skete, York, Maine; Autonomous Orthodox Metropolia of North and South America and the British Isles. Abbey of the Holy Name, West Milford, New Jersey (Western Rite). Church of the Genuine Orthodox Christians of Greece. Monastery of the Holy Ascension, Woodstock, New York. Metropolitan Demetrios.
The highest point in the immediate area (just outside the Dolly Sods Wilderness area in the Roaring Plains West Wilderness) is Mount Porte Crayon (4,770 ft or 1,450 m). The summit area around Mount Porte Crayon is the largest flat-topped plateau in Eastern North America containing 5.5 square miles (14 km 2 ) above 4,500 ft (1,400 m) elevation.
Augury was a Greco-Roman religion practice of observing the behavior of birds, to receive omens. When the individual, known as the augur, read these signs, it was referred to as "taking the auspices". "Auspices" (Latin: auspicium) means "looking at birds". Auspex, another word for augur, can be translated to "one who looks at birds". [1]
Lake Crescent is known for brilliant blue waters and exceptional clarity caused by low levels of nitrogen in the water [1] that inhibit the growth of algae. The lake is located in a popular recreational area and features several trails, including the Spruce Railroad Trail , Pyramid Mountain trail, and the Barnes Creek trail to Marymere Falls .
Geomancy tool Geomantic instrument, Egypt or Syria, 1241–42 CE, by Muhammad ibn Khutlukh al Mawsuli.When the dials were turned, random designs of dots would appear, which were then interpreted.
A Swedish immigrant, [3] Olof Ohman, said that he found the stone late in 1898 while clearing land which he had recently acquired of trees and stumps before plowing. [4] The stone was said to be near the crest of a small knoll rising above the wetlands, lying face down and tangled in the root system of a stunted poplar tree estimated to be from less than 10 to about 40 years old. [5]
The wider area is also known as a "spacecraft cemetery" because hundreds of decommissioned satellites, space stations, and other spacecraft have been made to fall there upon re-entering the atmosphere, to lessen the risk of hitting inhabited locations [27] or maritime traffic. The International Space Station (ISS) is planned to crash into Point ...