Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Polard:
  • 39.521745, -80.848160
  • 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 Polard

• 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 Tyler County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tyler County
  • Since Polard is near Wetzel County and also Monroe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wetzel County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe 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 Polard

Curious and Interesting Names Near Polard ...

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 Moses
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Big Moses is located in Tyler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Moses
• Blue
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Blue is located in Tyler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue
• Centerville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Centerville is located in Tyler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
• Childs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Childs is located in Wetzel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs
• Link
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Link is located in Tyler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Link
• Locke
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Locke is located in Tyler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locke
• Lonetree
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Lonetree is located in Tyler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonetree
• Meeker
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Meeker is located in Tyler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeker
• Minnie
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Minnie is located in Wetzel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnie
• Porters Falls
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Porters Falls is located in Wetzel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters Falls
• Reader
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Reader is located in Wetzel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reader
• Sunnyside
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Sunnyside is located in Tyler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
• Veto
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Veto is located in Wetzel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veto

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

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

• Middlebourne, which is the Seat of Tyler County, lies just to the West Southwest.
• Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 91 miles [146.5 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Polard to Charleston, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 208 miles [334.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,029 miles [9,702.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,745 miles [10,855 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,621 miles [7,436.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'