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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 Waldeck, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Waldeck 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 Waldeck:
    • 39.047871, -80.509259
    • 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 Waldeck
  • 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 Lewis County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lewis County
    • Since Waldeck is near Harrison County and also Doddridge County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Harrison County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Doddridge 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 Waldeck

Communities Also Named Waldeck ...

We found ten communities that are also named Waldeck.

Within West Virginia, the name Waldeck is unique.

Beyond West Virginia, we know of ten communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these ten communities, eight are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kansas
      • Marion County
      • This Waldeck is located in Marion County and lies 905 miles [1,456.5 km]<1> to the west of the Waldeck that is located in Lewis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Waldeck.
      • Pratt County
      • This Waldeck is located in Pratt County and lies 983 miles [1,582 km] to the west of the Waldeck that is located in Lewis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pratt County community of Waldeck.
    • Louisiana
      • Saint James Parish
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Waldeck [Saint James Parish].
    • Minnesota
      • Aitkin County
      • This Waldeck is located in Aitkin County and lies 844 miles [1,358.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Waldeck that is located in Lewis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aitkin County community of Waldeck.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Waldeck lies 854 miles [1,374.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Waldeck that is located in Lewis County.
    • Ohio
      • Franklin County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Franklin County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Waldeck.
      • Fulton County
      • This community is historic and although located in Fulton County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Waldeck.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Lebanon County
      • This Waldeck is located in Lebanon County and lies 238 miles [383 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Waldeck that is located in Lewis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lebanon County community of Waldeck.
    • Saskatchewan
      • This Waldeck lies 1,528 miles [2,459.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Waldeck that is located in Lewis County.
    • Texas
      • Fayette County
      • This Waldeck is located in Fayette County and lies 1,111 miles [1,788 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Waldeck that is located in Lewis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Waldeck.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Waldeck ...

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.

  • Butchersville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Butchersville is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butchersville
  • Churchville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Churchville is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchville
  • Deanville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Deanville is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanville
  • Fisher Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Fisher Hill is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Hill
  • Freemansburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Freemansburg is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freemansburg
  • Hickory Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Hickory Hills is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
  • Homewood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Homewood is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
  • Pricetown
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Pricetown is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pricetown
  • Quiet Dale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Quiet Dale is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiet Dale
  • Shady Brook
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Shady Brook is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Brook
  • Valley Chapel
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)

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

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

  • Weston, which is the Seat of Lewis County, lies just to the East.
  • Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 77 miles [123.9 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Waldeck to Charleston, with an average speed<5>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 5 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 186 miles [299.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,036 miles [9,714 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,750 miles [10,863.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,625 miles [7,443.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Waldeck) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Waldeck could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>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 Waldeck, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Waldeck 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 Waldeck. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0479, Longitude: -80.5093       In this case, the coordinates for Waldeck have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.96 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.818 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.145 degrees.