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.
  • Open 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:
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Boyd County
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Ardel

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)
  • Buffalo Creek is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Creek
• Centerville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Centerville is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
• Crockett
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Crockett is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett
• Dickson
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Dickson is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson
• Durbin
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Durbin is located in Boyd County (KY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
• Echo
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Echo is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
• Harveytown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Harveytown is located in Cabell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveytown
• Meadow Haven
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Meadow Haven is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Haven
• Mouth of Bear
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Mouth of Bear is located in Lawrence County (KY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mouth of Bear
• Park Hills
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Park Hills is located in Cabell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Hills
• Rockville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Rockville is located in Lawrence County (KY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
• Shoals
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Shoals is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoals
• Spring Valley
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Spring Valley is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> 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]<1> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Ardel to Charleston, with an average speed<2> 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<3> 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).<4>
• 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).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,742 miles [7,631.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'