Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Wellford, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wellford and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Wellford
- 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 Wellford:
- 38.530652, -81.339841
- 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 Wellford
- 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 Wellford is near Roane County and also Clay County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Roane 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 Wellford ...
We found three communities that share the name Wellford.
Within West Virginia, the name Wellford is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- South Carolina
- Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wellford ...
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.
- Cotton
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Falling Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Rock
- Falling Rock is located in Kanawha County
- Frame
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Harley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Heatherman ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heatherman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatherman
- Heatherman is located in Kanawha County
- Kelly Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kelly Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Hill
- Kelly Hill is located in Kanawha County
- King
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Mount Welcome
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Welcome have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Welcome
- Mount Welcome is located in Roane County
- Pad ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Pigeon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Pigeon is located in Roane County
- Queen Shoals
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Queen Shoals have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen Shoals
- Queen Shoals is located in Clay County
- Reamer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Youngs Bottom
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Bottom
- Youngs Bottom is located in Kanawha County
How Far From Wellford 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 Wellford to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wellford and extending to:
- Charleston, which is the Seat of Kanawha County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Wellford to Charleston, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest (SW). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 233 miles [375 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,093 miles [9,805.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,807 miles [10,954.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,682 miles [7,534.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wellford. 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wellford) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wellford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5307, Longitude: -81.3398 In this case, the coordinates for Wellford have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Wellford to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.48 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.333 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.679 degrees. |