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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 Grandview Gardens, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Grandview Gardens and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Grandview Gardens:
    • 38.393693, -82.589603
    • 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 Grandview Gardens
  • 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 Wayne County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne County
    • Since Grandview Gardens is near Boyd County and also Lawrence County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Boyd County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence 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 Grandview Gardens

Communities Also Named Grandview Gardens ...

We found two communities that are also named Grandview Gardens.

Within West Virginia, the name Grandview Gardens is unique.

Beyond West Virginia, we know of two communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Ontario
      • This Grandview Gardens lies 567 miles [912.5 km]<1> to the north of the Grandview Gardens that is located in Wayne County.
    • Virginia
      • Roanoke County
      • This Grandview Gardens is located in Roanoke County and lies 154 miles [247.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Grandview Gardens that is located in Wayne County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke County community of Grandview Gardens.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Grandview Gardens ...

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.

  • Big Sandy Junction
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Big Sandy Junction is located in Boyd County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy Junction
  • Clearview
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Clearview is located in Lawrence County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
  • Glenroy
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Glenroy is located in Lawrence County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenroy
  • Lincoln Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Lincoln Park is located in Lawrence County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
  • Lockdale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Lockdale is located in Lawrence County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockdale
  • Meadow Haven
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Meadow Haven is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Haven
  • Neal
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Neal is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal
  • Normal
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Normal is located in Boyd County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normal
  • Savage Branch
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Savage Branch is located in Boyd County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage Branch
  • Spring Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Spring Valley is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
  • Sulphur Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Sulphur Springs is located in Lawrence County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
  • Sweet Run
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Sweet Run is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Run
  • Walnut Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Walnut Park is located in Lawrence County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Park
  • Willowvale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Willowvale is located in Lawrence County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowvale

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Grandview Gardens and extending to:

  • Wayne, which is the Seat of Wayne County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Grandview Gardens to Wayne, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day 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 52 miles [83.7 km] to the east (E). 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 301 miles [484.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,150 miles [9,897.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,867 miles [11,051.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,742 miles [7,631.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Grandview Gardens) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Grandview Gardens 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 Grandview Gardens. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3937, Longitude: -82.5896       In this case, the coordinates for Grandview Gardens have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.245 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.186 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.265 degrees.