Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Gardner Terrace, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gardner Terrace and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Gardner Terrace

• 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 Gardner Terrace:
  • 38.452306, -82.339595
  • 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.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Gardner Terrace

• 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 Lawrence County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
  • Since Gardner Terrace is near Cabell County and also Gallia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cabell County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Gallia 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Gardner Terrace

Curious and Interesting Names Near Gardner Terrace ...

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.

• Blue Sulphur
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Blue Sulphur is located in Cabell County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Sulphur
• Cebee
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Cebee is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cebee
• Chancellor Hills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Chancellor Hills is located in Cabell County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chancellor Hills
• Crescent Lake
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Crescent Lake is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Lake
• Fair Place
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Fair Place is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Place
• Garden Farms
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Garden Farms is located in Cabell County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Farms
• Hillview
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Hillview is located in Cabell County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillview
• Home Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Home Park is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Park
• Indian Meadows
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Indian Meadows is located in Cabell County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Meadows
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Lock
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Lock is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock
  • Martha
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Martha is located in Cabell County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martha
  • Pea Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Pea Ridge is located in Cabell County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
  • Riverview
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Riverview is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
  • Rockwood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Rockwood is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
  • Timberlake
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Timberlake is located in Cabell County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake

How Far From Gardner Terrace to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Gardner Terrace to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Gardner Terrace and extending to:

• Ironton, which is the Seat of Lawrence County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Gardner Terrace to Ironton, with an average speed<2> 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 6 hours.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 110 miles [177 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 287 miles [461.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,138 miles [9,878.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,854 miles [11,030.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,729 miles [7,610.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'