Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Baden, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Baden and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Baden
- 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 Baden:
- 38.798614, -81.887609
- 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 Baden
- 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 Mason County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Mason County
- Since Baden is near Jackson County and also Meigs County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- eBird sighting report for Meigs 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
Communities Also Named Baden ...
We found eighteen communities that share the name Baden.
Within West Virginia, the name Baden is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of another thirteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these thirteen communities, eleven are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
In addition to the above occurrences of Baden, we know of five communities located outside of the United States and Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Georgia
- Kansas
- Manitoba
- This Baden lies 1,332 miles [2,143.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Baden that is located in Mason County.
- Maryland
- Minnesota
- Saint Louis County
- This Baden is located in Saint Louis County and lies 782 miles [1,258.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Baden that is located in Mason County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Baden.
- Scott County
- This Baden is located in Scott County and lies 726 miles [1,168.4 km] to the northwest of the Baden that is located in Mason County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Baden.
- Missouri
- North Dakota
- Ontario
- This Baden lies 324 miles [521.4 km]<1> to the north of the Baden that is located in Mason County.
- Pennsylvania
- Texas
- Virginia
- Communities Beyond North America ...
- Austria
- Distance: 4,620 miles [7,435.2 km]<1> to the northeast
- Tasmania
- Distance: 9,866 miles [15,877.8 km]<1> to the west southwest
- Switzerland
- Distance: 4,323 miles [6,957.2 km]<1> to the northeast
- Germany
- Distance: 4,177 miles [6,722.2 km]<1> to the northeast
- France
- Distance: 3,846 miles [6,189.5 km]<1> to the northeast
- Austria
Curious and Interesting Names Near Baden ...
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.
- Apple Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Apple Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Apple Grove is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Ash
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Chestnut
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Cottageville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottageville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottageville
- Cottageville is located in Jackson County
- Danstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Evans
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Evergreen Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evergreen Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Hills
- Evergreen Hills is located in Jackson County
- Gunville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Huntsville ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Huntsville is located in Jackson County
- Leon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Leon is located in Mason County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Leon
- From Baden to Leon
- Providence
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Providence is located in Jackson County
- School House ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for School House have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for School House
- School House is located in Jackson County
How Far From Baden 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 Baden to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Baden and extending to:
- Point Pleasant, which is the Seat of Mason County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Baden to Point Pleasant, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 34 miles [54.7 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 260 miles [418.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,103 miles [9,821.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,820 miles [10,975.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,695 miles [7,555.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Baden. 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> | 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- Baden) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Baden. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7986, Longitude: -81.8876 |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Baden could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Baden to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.808 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.747 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.83 degrees. |