Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Ward, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ward and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Ward
- 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 Ward:
- 38.246492, -81.388170
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Ward
- 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 Kanawha County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Kanawha County
- Since Ward is near Fayette County and also Clay County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Fayette County
- eBird sighting report for Clay 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Ward ...
We found 35 communities that share the name Ward.
Within West Virginia, the name Ward is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of another 35 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 35 communities, 33 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Chambers County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Ward [Chambers County].
- Sumter County
- This Ward is located in Sumter County and lies 561 miles [902.8 km]<2> to the southwest of the Ward that is located in Kanawha County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumter County community of Ward.
- Arkansas
- Lonoke County
- This Ward is located in Lonoke County and lies 626 miles [1,007.4 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Ward that is located in Kanawha County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lonoke County community of Ward.
- Pulaski County
- This Ward is located in Pulaski County and lies 653 miles [1,050.9 km] to the west southwest of the Ward that is located in Kanawha County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pulaski County community of Ward.
- Colorado
- Delaware
- Florida
- Illinois
- Jackson County
- This Ward is located in Jackson County and lies 427 miles [687.2 km]<2> to the west of the Ward that is located in Kanawha County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Ward.
- Kankakee County
- This Ward is located in Kankakee County and lies 387 miles [622.8 km] to the northwest of the Ward that is located in Kanawha County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kankakee County community of Ward.
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Louisiana
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Dickinson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Ward [Dickinson County].
- Saginaw County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Ward [Saginaw County].
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nevada
- New Brunswick
- This Ward lies 1,021 miles [1,643.1 km]<2> to the northeast of the Ward that is located in Kanawha County.
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Ontario
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Anderson County
- This Ward is located in Anderson County and lies 923 miles [1,485.4 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Ward that is located in Kanawha County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Ward.
- Ellis County
- This Ward is located in Ellis County and lies 965 miles [1,553 km] to the west southwest of the Ward that is located in Kanawha County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ellis County community of Ward.
- Virginia
- Washington
- Wyoming
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ward ...
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.
- Cabin Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabin Creek
- Cabin Creek is located in Kanawha County
- Cedar Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cedar Grove is located in Kanawha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
- Coalburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Crown Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crown Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Hill
- Crown Hill is located in Kanawha County
- Gallagher
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Glasgow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glasgow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Glasgow is located in Kanawha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 823 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glasgow <5>
- Hollygrove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollygrove
- Hollygrove is located in Kanawha County
- Hollygrove has also been known as:
- Hollygrove Station
- Hudnall
- London
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for London have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
- London is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for London <5>
- Mammoth
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Monarch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Ward to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Ward to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ward and extending to:
- Charleston, which is the Seat of Kanawha County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Ward to Charleston, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 14 miles [22.5 km] to the west northwest (WNW). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 239 miles [384.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,108 miles [9,829.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,821 miles [10,977.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,696 miles [7,557.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ward. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Kanawha County: www.kanawha.us/
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Ward could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Ward) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ward. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2465, Longitude: -81.3882 In this case, the coordinates for Ward have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Ward, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Ward to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.515 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.331 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.792 degrees. |