Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Guardian:
  • 38.636215, -80.466475
  • 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 Guardian

• 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 Guardian is near Braxton County and also Lewis County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Braxton County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lewis 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 Guardian

Curious and Interesting Names Near Guardian ...

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.

• Bakers Run
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Bakers Run is located in Braxton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakers Run
• Big Run
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Big Run is located in Webster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
• Diana
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Diana is located in Webster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diana
• Fishers Crossing
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Fishers Crossing is located in Webster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishers Crossing
• Gregory
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Gregory is located in Braxton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
• Hacker Valley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Hacker Valley is located in Webster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hacker Valley
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hacker Valley <1>
• Holly
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Holly is located in Braxton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
• Jumbo
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jumbo is located in Webster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
• Little Wildcat ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Little Wildcat is located in Lewis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Wildcat
• Wildcat ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Wildcat is located in Braxton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildcat

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

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

• Webster Springs, which is the Seat of Webster County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Guardian 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 65 miles [104.6 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 185 miles [297.7 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 6,052 miles [9,739.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,765 miles [10,887.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,640 miles [7,467.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'