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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 Hardman, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hardman and the surrounding area.
- 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 Hardman:
- 38.915645, -80.945385
- 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 Hardman
- 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 Gilmer County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gilmer County
- Since Hardman is near Calhoun County and also Ritchie County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Calhoun County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ritchie 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 Hardman
Communities Also Named Hardman ...
We found three communities that are also named Hardman.
There is one other community in West Virginia that is also named Hardman.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In West Virginia ...
- Preston County
- This Hardman is located in Preston County and lies 65 miles [104.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hardman that is located in Gilmer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Preston County community of Hardman.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Weld County
- This Hardman is located in Weld County and lies 1,274 miles [2,050.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Hardman that is located in Gilmer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weld County community of Hardman.
- Oregon
- Morrow County
- This Hardman is located in Morrow County and lies 2,012 miles [3,238 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Hardman that is located in Gilmer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morrow County community of Hardman.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hardman ...
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.
- Five Forks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Five Forks is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Glenville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Henrietta
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Henrietta is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Index ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Index is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Index
- Let ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Let is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Let
- Normantown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Stumptown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Stumptown is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stumptown
- Tanner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Tanner is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanner
How Far From Hardman 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 Hardman to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hardman and extending to:
- Glenville, which is the Seat of Gilmer County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 53 miles [85.3 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Hardman to Charleston, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 210 miles [338 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,060 miles [9,752.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,774 miles [10,901.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,650 miles [7,483.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Hardman) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Hardman 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 Hardman. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9156, Longitude: -80.9454 In this case, the coordinates for Hardman have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.23 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.105 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.38 degrees. |
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