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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 Warden, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Warden 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 Warden:
- 37.807892, -81.160933
- 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 Warden
- 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 Raleigh County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Raleigh County
- Since Warden is near Fayette County and also Summers County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Summers 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 Warden
Communities Also Named Warden ...
We found six communities that are also named Warden.
Within West Virginia, the name Warden is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of six communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, four are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alberta
- This Warden lies 1,813 miles [2,917.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Warden that is located in Raleigh County.
- Louisiana
- Richland Parish
- This Warden is located in Richland Parish and lies 686 miles [1,104 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Warden that is located in Raleigh County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland Parish community of Warden.
- Michigan
- Ionia County
- 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 Michigan community of Warden [Ionia County].
- Ohio
- Ottawa County
- 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 Ohio community of Warden [Ottawa County].
- Quebec
- This Warden lies 687 miles [1,105.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Warden that is located in Raleigh County.
- Washington
- Grant County
- This Warden is located in Grant County and lies 2,010 miles [3,234.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Warden that is located in Raleigh County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Warden.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Warden ...
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.
- Beaver
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Blue Jay
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Blue Jay is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Jay
- Cedar
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar
- Clifftop
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Clifftop is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifftop
- Cranberry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cranberry is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry
- Crow
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Crow is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow
- Daniels
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dry Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Dry Hill is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Hill
- Grandview
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Grandview is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Harper
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Harper Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Harper Heights is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper Heights
- Johnstown
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Johnstown is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Lee
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lee is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
- Maple Fork
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Fork is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Fork
- Mount Hope
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Piney View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Piney View is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney View
- Price Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Price Hill is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Hill
- Prosperity
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Prosperity is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
- Spangler Factory ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Spangler Factory is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangler Factory
- Stonewall ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Stonewall is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
- Terry
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Terry is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry
- Terry Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Terry Junction is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry Junction
How Far From Warden 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 Warden to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Warden and extending to:
- Beckley, which is the Seat of Raleigh County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 45 miles [72.4 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Warden to Charleston, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 235 miles [378.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,118 miles [9,846 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,829 miles [10,990.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,705 miles [7,572 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Warden) 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 Warden 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Warden 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 Warden. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8079, Longitude: -81.1609 In this case, the coordinates for Warden have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.387 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.12 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.836 degrees. |
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