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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 Radnor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Radnor 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 Radnor:
    • 38.079534, -82.456540
    • 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 Radnor
  • 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 Wayne County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne County
    • Since Radnor is near Lawrence County and also Martin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Martin 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 Radnor

Communities Also Named Radnor ...

We found seven communities that are also named Radnor.

Within West Virginia, the name Radnor is unique.

Beyond West Virginia, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Tulare County
      • This Radnor is located in Tulare County and lies 2,023 miles [3,255.7 km]<1> to the west of the Radnor that is located in Wayne County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tulare County community of Radnor.
    • Indiana
      • Carroll County
      • This Radnor is located in Carroll County and lies 279 miles [449 km]<1> to the northwest of the Radnor that is located in Wayne County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Radnor.
    • Montana
      • Flathead County
      • This Radnor is located in Flathead County and lies 1,756 miles [2,826 km]<1> to the northwest of the Radnor that is located in Wayne County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Flathead County community of Radnor.
    • Ohio
      • Delaware County
      • This Radnor is located in Delaware County and lies 163 miles [262.3 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Radnor that is located in Wayne County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Radnor.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Delaware County
      • This Radnor is located in Delaware County and lies 403 miles [648.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Radnor that is located in Wayne County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Radnor.
    • South Carolina
      • Beaufort County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Radnor [Beaufort County].
    • Tennessee
      • Davidson County
      • This Radnor is located in Davidson County and lies 272 miles [437.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Radnor that is located in Wayne County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davidson County community of Radnor.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Radnor ...

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.

  • Echo
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Echo is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
  • Effie
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Effie is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effie
  • Fort Gay
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Fort Gay is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gay
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
  • Greenwood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Greenwood is located in Lawrence County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
  • Mineral Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Mineral Springs is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
  • Quaker
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Quaker is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker
  • Saltpetre
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Saltpetre is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltpetre
  • Smoky Valley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Smoky Valley is located in Lawrence County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoky Valley
  • Torchlight ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Torchlight is located in Lawrence County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torchlight
  • Upper Tug
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Upper Tug is located in Lawrence County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Tug

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Radnor and extending to:

  • Wayne, which is the Seat of Wayne County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Radnor to Wayne, 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 48 miles [77.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 298 miles [479.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,159 miles [9,911.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,874 miles [11,062.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,750 miles [7,644.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Radnor) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Radnor, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Radnor 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 Radnor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0795, Longitude: -82.4565       In this case, the coordinates for Radnor have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.167 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.051 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.304 degrees.