The county is divided into five magisterial districts with a supervisor elected for each district every four years. The districts are: Clintwood, Ervinton, Sandlick, Kenady, and Willis. Adjacent counties. Buchanan County, Virginia â northeast; Russell County, Virginia â southeast; Wise County, Virginia â southwest; Pike County, Kentucky â northwest
They are everywhere and as a result; we fail to fully understand the question, how far away can you see a candle at night. Because the earth is round, its surface curves out of sight at a distance of 3.1 miles, or 5 kilometers. Now with normal eyesight our visual acuity extends far beyond the horizon. If the Earth was flat, or if you were standing high on a mountain, you could see bright lights hundreds of miles in the distance. On a dark night, you could even see a candle flame flickering up to 30 mi. (48 km) away. Because most of us live in areas where we are used to seeing lights all the time, we fail to realize how far away they can be seen.
According to Dr Brent Archinal of the Astrogeology Team of the US Geological Survey in Flagstaff, Arizona writing in the May, 1997 issue of. , the human eye can see about 2,500 stars in the clearest of night skies. But usually only about 1,500 to 2,000 stars can be seen due to weather, pollution, etc, and fewer still in night skies of cities due to the additional factor of city lights.