Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Camden-on-Gauley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Camden-on-Gauley and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Camden-on-Gauley

• 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 Camden-on-Gauley:
  • 38.368556, -80.597289
  • 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 Camden-on-Gauley

• 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 Webster County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Webster County
  • Since Camden-on-Gauley is near Nicholas County and also Greenbrier County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Nicholas County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greenbrier 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 Camden-on-Gauley

Curious and Interesting Names Near Camden-on-Gauley ...

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.

• Beaver
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Beaver is located in Nicholas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
• Boggs
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Boggs is located in Webster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggs
• Craigsville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Craigsville is located in Nicholas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigsville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Craigsville <1>
• Curtin
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Curtin is located in Nicholas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtin
• Delphi
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Delphi is located in Nicholas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delphi
• Donald
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Donald is located in Nicholas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donald
• Dyer
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Dyer is located in Webster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer
• Halo
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Halo is located in Webster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halo
• Marybill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Marybill is located in Nicholas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marybill
• Opal
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Opal is located in Nicholas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opal

How Far From Camden-on-Gauley 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 town such as Camden-on-Gauley to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Webster Springs, which is the Seat of Webster County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Camden-on-Gauley to Webster Springs, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 55 miles [88.5 km] to the west (W). 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 195 miles [313.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,070 miles [9,768.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,781 miles [10,913 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,657 miles [7,494.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'