Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Balderson:
  • 39.159521, -81.672073
  • 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 Balderson

• 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 Wood County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wood County
  • Since Balderson is near Washington County and also Meigs County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Balderson

Communities Also Named Balderson ...

We found one communities that are also named Balderson.

Within West Virginia, the name Balderson is unique.

Beyond West Virginia, there is another community also named Balderson in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Ontario
    • This Balderson lies 483 miles [777.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Balderson that is located in Wood County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Balderson ...

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.

• Eden
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Eden is located in Meigs County (OH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
• Hockingport
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Hockingport is located in Athens County (OH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hockingport
• Lee Creek
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Lee Creek is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Creek
• Manganese ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Manganese is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manganese
• New England
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • New England is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New England
• Pleasant Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
• Pond Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Pond Creek is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Creek
• Powers ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Powers is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers
• Randolph Landing
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Randolph Landing is located in Meigs County (OH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph Landing
• Reedsville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Reedsville is located in Meigs County (OH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedsville
• Rushville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Rushville is located in Meigs County (OH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
• Walkers Crossing ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Walkers Crossing is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers Crossing

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<2> community of Balderson once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Balderson and extending to:

• Parkersburg, which is the Seat of Wood County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Balderson to Parkersburg, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 56 miles [90.1 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 249 miles [400.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,078 miles [9,781.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,796 miles [10,937.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,671 miles [7,517.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'