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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Ardmore, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ardmore and the surrounding area.
- 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 Ardmore:
- 37.348191, -79.932817
- 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 Ardmore
- 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 Roanoke County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Roanoke County
- Since Ardmore is near Botetourt County and also Roanoke City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Botetourt County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Roanoke City
- 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 Ardmore
Communities Also Named Ardmore ...
We found fifteen communities that are also named Ardmore.
There is one other community in Virginia that is also named Ardmore.
Beyond Virginia, we know of fourteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these fourteen communities, thirteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Virginia ...
- Fairfax City
- This Ardmore is located in Fairfax City and lies 175 miles [281.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Ardmore that is located in Roanoke County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfax City community of Ardmore.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Limestone County
- This Ardmore is located in Limestone County and lies 417 miles [671.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Ardmore that is located in Roanoke County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Limestone County community of Ardmore.
- Alberta
- This Ardmore lies 1,855 miles [2,985.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Ardmore that is located in Roanoke County.
- British Columbia
- This Ardmore lies 2,296 miles [3,695.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Ardmore that is located in Roanoke County.
- California
- Los Angeles County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Ardmore [Los Angeles County].
- Georgia
- Effingham County
- This Ardmore is located in Effingham County and lies 345 miles [555.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Ardmore that is located in Roanoke County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Effingham County community of Ardmore.
- Indiana
- Saint Joseph County
- This Ardmore is located in Saint Joseph County and lies 453 miles [729 km]<1> to the northwest of the Ardmore that is located in Roanoke County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Joseph County community of Ardmore.
- Maryland
- Prince George's County
- This Ardmore is located in Prince George's County and lies 199 miles [320.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Ardmore that is located in Roanoke County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George's County community of Ardmore.
- Missouri
- Macon County
- This Ardmore is located in Macon County and lies 698 miles [1,123.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Ardmore that is located in Roanoke County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macon County community of Ardmore.
- North Carolina
- Forsyth County
- This Ardmore is located in Forsyth County and lies 89 miles [143.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Ardmore that is located in Roanoke County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Forsyth County community of Ardmore.
- Oklahoma
- Carter County
- This Ardmore is located in Carter County and lies 985 miles [1,585.2 km]<1> to the west of the Ardmore that is located in Roanoke County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carter County community of Ardmore.
- Pennsylvania
- Montgomery County
- This Ardmore is located in Montgomery County and lies 310 miles [498.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Ardmore that is located in Roanoke County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Ardmore.
- South Carolina
- Charleston County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Ardmore [Charleston County].
- South Dakota
- Fall River County
- This Ardmore is located in Fall River County and lies 1,306 miles [2,101.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Ardmore that is located in Roanoke County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fall River County community of Ardmore.
- Tennessee
- Giles County
- This Ardmore is located in Giles County and lies 418 miles [672.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Ardmore that is located in Roanoke County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Giles County community of Ardmore.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ardmore ...
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.
- Bowling Green
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bowling Green is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
- Captains Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Captains Grove is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captains Grove
- Cloverdale
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Eden Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Eden Park is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Park
- Greenfield
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Greenfield is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Hedgelawn Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hedgelawn Gardens is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgelawn Gardens
- Meadowview
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Meadowview is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview
- Mountain View
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mountain View is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Rockydale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Rockydale is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockydale
- Runaway Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Runaway Village is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runaway Village
- Sherry Court
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sherry Court is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherry Court
- Sleepy Hollow
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sleepy Hollow is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Sun Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sun Valley is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
- Sunnybrook
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sunnybrook is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybrook
- Tinker Knoll
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Tinker Knoll is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinker Knoll
- Vista Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Vista Heights is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Heights
- Waterfall Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Waterfall Lake is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterfall Lake
How Far From Ardmore to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Ardmore to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ardmore and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 137 miles [220.5 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Ardmore to Richmond, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 190 miles [305.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,087 miles [9,796.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,793 miles [10,932.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,670 miles [7,515.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ardmore) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Ardmore 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Ardmore to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ardmore. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3482, Longitude: -79.9328 In this case, the coordinates for Ardmore have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.665 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.228 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.473 degrees. |
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