Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Ardel, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ardel and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Ardel
- 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 Ardel:
- 38.270640, -82.455431
- 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 Ardel
- 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 Wayne County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Wayne County
- Since Ardel is near Boyd County and also Cabell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Boyd County
- eBird sighting report for Cabell 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ardel ...
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.
- Buffalo Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Creek
- Buffalo Creek is located in Wayne County
- Centerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Centerville is located in Wayne County
- Crockett
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Dickson
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Durbin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Echo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
- Echo is located in Wayne County
- Harveytown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harveytown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveytown
- Harveytown is located in Cabell County
- Meadow Haven
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Haven
- Meadow Haven is located in Wayne County
- Mouth of Bear
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mouth of Bear have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mouth of Bear
- Mouth of Bear is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Park Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Hills
- Park Hills is located in Cabell County
- Rockville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Shoals
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Spring Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Spring Valley is located in Wayne County
How Far From Ardel 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 Ardel to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Ardel and extending to:
- Wayne, which is the Seat of Wayne County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 45 miles [72.4 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Ardel to Charleston, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 295 miles [474.8 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,151 miles [9,899.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,866 miles [11,049.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,742 miles [7,631.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ardel. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Ardel) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ardel. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2706, Longitude: -82.4554 In this case, the coordinates for Ardel have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Ardel 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 311.164 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.076 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.245 degrees. |