Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Rada:
  • 39.273991, -78.913357
  • 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 Rada

• 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 Hampshire County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hampshire County
  • Since Rada is near Mineral County and also Grant County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mineral County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Grant 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 Rada

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rada ...

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.

• Claysville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Claysville is located in Mineral County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
• Headsville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Headsville is located in Mineral County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headsville
• Junction
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Junction is located in Hampshire County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction
• Limestone
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Limestone is located in Mineral County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
• Markwood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Markwood is located in Mineral County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markwood
• Martin
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Martin is located in Grant County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
• Mechanicsburg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Mechanicsburg is located in Hampshire County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsburg
• Medley
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Medley is located in Grant County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medley
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Medley <1>
• Pancake
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Pancake is located in Hampshire County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pancake
• Sector
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Sector is located in Hampshire County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sector

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

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

• Romney, which is the Seat of Hampshire County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Rada to Romney, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 159 miles [255.9 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 103 miles [165.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,960 miles [9,591.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,671 miles [10,735.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,547 miles [7,317.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'