Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Adolph:
  • 38.744552, -80.045629
  • 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 Adolph

• 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 Randolph County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Randolph County
  • Since Adolph is near Upshur County and also Webster County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Upshur County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Webster 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 Adolph

Communities Also Named Adolph ...

We found one communities that are also named Adolph.

Within West Virginia, the name Adolph is unique.

Beyond West Virginia, there is another community also named Adolph in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Minnesota
    • Saint Louis County
    • This Adolph is located in Saint Louis County and lies 830 miles [1,335.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Adolph that is located in Randolph County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Adolph.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Adolph ...

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 Rock
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Blue Rock is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Rock
• Czar
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Czar is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Czar
• Dailey
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Dailey is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dailey
• Elkwater
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Elkwater is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkwater
• Hemlock
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hemlock is located in Upshur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
• Huff ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Huff is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
• Lee Bell
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Lee Bell is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Bell
• Lonetree ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Lonetree is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonetree
• Mabie
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Mabie is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabie
• Palace Valley
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Palace Valley is located in Upshur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palace Valley
• Queens
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Queens is located in Upshur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queens
• Spangler
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Spangler is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangler

How Far From Adolph 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 Adolph to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Adolph and extending to:

• Elkins, which is the Seat of Randolph County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Adolph to Elkins, with an average speed<2> 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 five to six hours.
• Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 89 miles [143.2 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 162 miles [260.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,030 miles [9,704.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,742 miles [10,850.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,618 miles [7,432 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'