Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Arvondale:
  • 38.694550, -80.266468
  • 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 Arvondale

• 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 Arvondale 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 Arvondale

Curious and Interesting Names Near Arvondale ...

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.

• Chemical ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Chemical is located in Upshur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chemical
• Czar
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Czar is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Czar
• Eden
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Eden is located in Upshur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
• Florence ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Florence is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
• Hacker Valley
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hacker Valley is located in Webster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hacker Valley
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hacker Valley <1>
• Holly Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Holly Grove is located in Upshur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
• Palace Valley
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Palace Valley is located in Upshur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palace Valley
• Pickens
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Pickens is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickens
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pickens <1>
• Silica
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Silica is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silica
• Zion
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Zion is located in Upshur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Arvondale and extending to:

• Elkins, which is the Seat of Randolph County, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Arvondale to Elkins, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 77 miles [123.9 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 174 miles [280 km] to the east (E). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,042 miles [9,723.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,754 miles [10,869.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,629 miles [7,449.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'