Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Kidtown:
  • 38.541766, -81.026496
  • 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 Kidtown

• 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 Clay County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clay County
  • Since Kidtown is near Roane County and also Braxton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Roane County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Braxton 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 Kidtown

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kidtown ...

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.

• Clay Junction
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Clay Junction is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Junction
• Dink
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Dink is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dink
• Duck
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Duck is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck
• Frame Knob ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Frame Knob is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frame Knob
• Groves
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Groves is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groves
• Ira
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Ira is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
• Ivydale
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Ivydale is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivydale
• Jamestown ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jamestown is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
• Little Italy
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Little Italy is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Italy
• Sand Fork
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Sand Fork is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Fork
• Spread
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Spread is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spread
• Two Run
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Two Run is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Run
• Whetstone
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Whetstone is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whetstone

How Far From Kidtown to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Kidtown to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Kidtown and extending to:

• Clay, which is the Seat of Clay County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 35 miles [56.3 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Kidtown to Charleston, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 216 miles [347.6 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,080 miles [9,784.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,793 miles [10,932.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,668 miles [7,512.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'