Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Polandale:
  • 39.174244, -81.569847
  • 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 Polandale

• 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 Wood County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wood County
  • Since Polandale is near Washington County and also Wirt County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wirt 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 Polandale

Curious and Interesting Names Near Polandale ...

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.

• Cedar Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Cedar Grove is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
• Cool Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Cool Springs is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Springs
• Creels
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Creels is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creels
• Fountain Spring
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Fountain Spring is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Spring
• Hillcrest
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Hillcrest is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
• Kingbury ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Kingbury is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingbury
• Larkmead
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Larkmead is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkmead
• Lucky ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Lucky is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky
• Manganese ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Manganese is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manganese
• Mineral Wells
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Mineral Wells is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Wells
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineral Wells <1>
• Pettyville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Pettyville is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettyville
• Pleasant Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
• Pleasant View
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Pleasant View is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
• Rockport
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Rockport is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport

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

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

• Parkersburg, which is the Seat of Wood County, lies just to the North.
• Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 57 miles [91.7 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Polandale 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 243 miles [391.1 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 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,074 miles [9,775.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,791 miles [10,929.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,666 miles [7,509.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'