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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 Audra, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Audra 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 Audra:
- 39.042833, -80.068660
- 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 Audra
- 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 Barbour County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Barbour County
- Since Audra is near Upshur County and also Randolph 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 Randolph 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 Audra
Communities Also Named Audra ...
We found one communities that are also named Audra.
Within West Virginia, the name Audra is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, there is another community also named Audra in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Texas
- Taylor County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Taylor County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Taylor County community of Audra.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Audra ...
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.
- Boulder
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Boulder is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder
- Century Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Century Junction is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Century Junction
- Five Forks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Five Forks is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Independence
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Independence is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Jones
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jones is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
- Longview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Longview is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Mount Liberty
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Liberty is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Liberty
- Murphy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Murphy is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
- Pecks Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pecks Run is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecks Run
- Swamp Run
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Union
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Valley Bend
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Vegan
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Vegan is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vegan
How Far From Audra 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 Audra to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Audra and extending to:
- Philippi, which is the Seat of Barbour County, lies just to the North.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 96 miles [154.5 km]<3> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Audra to Charleston, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 163 miles [262.3 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,018 miles [9,685 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,731 miles [10,832.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,606 miles [7,412.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Audra, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Audra) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Audra 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 Audra. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0428, Longitude: -80.0687 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.693 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.513 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.955 degrees. |
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