Ames
in Fayette County of West Virginia, United States
-
Raleigh County Memorial Airport (21 mi) - Yeager Airport (34 mi)
- Mercer County Airport (55 mi)
- Roanoke Regional Woodrum Field (80 mi)
- Tri-State/Milton J. Ferguson Field (82 mi)
- Mid Ohio Valley Regional Airport (89 mi)
- North Central West Virginia Airport (96 mi)
- Morgantown Municipal Walter L. Bill Hart Field (125 mi)
- Tri Cities Regional Tn Va Airport (133 mi)
- Piedmont Triad International Airport (151 mi)
- Bridge Haven Golf Club (Golf course, 6 mi)
- White Oak Country Club (Golf course, 7 mi)
- Hawks Nest State Park GC (Golf course, 8 mi)
- Nicholas Memorial Golf Course (Golf course, 18 mi)
- Greenbrier Hills Golf Club (Golf course, 19 mi)
- Saddlebred Golf Club (Golf course, 22 mi)
- Briar Patch Golf Links (Golf course, 22 mi)
- Beaver Creek Golf Club (Golf course, 24 mi)
- Grandview Country Club (Golf course, 24 mi)
- Glade Springs Resort (Golf course, 24 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 38.086 and -81.086 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 38° 5' 10" and W -81° 5' 9"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Dollar - USD
- Spoken languages:
- English, Spanish, French
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 10:34 AM (Sunday)
- Timezone: America/New_York
- UTC/GMT offset: -10 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:21 am and 8:20 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -34.226 and 115.057 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Hamelin Bay - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 2,7 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to United States.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning United States. Last Update: 2024-05-05 08:24:42
Explore Ames
Ames in Fayette County (West Virginia) is a city in United States about 226 mi (or 364 km) west of Washington DC, the country's capital.
Local time in Ames is now 10:34 AM (Sunday). The local timezone is named America / New York with an UTC offset of -4 hours. We know of 10 airports in the vicinity of Ames, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United States is Raleigh County Memorial Airport in a distance of 21 mi (or 33 km), South. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
Also, if you like golfing, there are multiple options in driving distance. If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Fayetteville, Summersville, Beckley, Clay and Hinton. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 20°C / 68 °F
| Morning Temperature | 14°C / 57 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 21°C / 70 °F |
| Night Temperature | 15°C / 59 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 7% |
| Air Humidity | 85% |
| Air Pressure | 1017 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 7 km/h (4 mph) from North-West |
| Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 76% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Sunday, 5th of May 2024
22°C (71 °F)
15°C (58 °F)
Moderate rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Monday, 6th of May 2024
23°C (74 °F)
18°C (64 °F)
Moderate rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Tuesday, 7th of May 2024
25°C (77 °F)
18°C (64 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
HAWKS NEST STATE PARK
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
West Virginia Bike Vacation | ACE Adventure Resort
http://www.aceraft.com/guided-mountain-biking-trips.html ACE Adventure Resort may be known for adventure, but we know family fun as well. With over 1400 acres of West Virginia meadows...
Crossover Adventures on the Gorge Tree Tops Zip Line Fayetteville WV
Adventures on the Gorge Tree Tops Zip Line Fayetteville WV.
Zeus Adventures on the Gorge Tree Tops Zip Line Fayetteville WV
Adventures on the Gorge Tree Tops Zip Line Fayetteville WV.
Bridge Day Bad Ass BASE Jumping in Fayetteville, West Virgina 2012
My first four BASE jumps after 177 skydives.
Rappel Adventures on the Gorge Tree Tops Zip Line Fayetteville WV
Adventures on the Gorge Tree Tops Zip Line Fayetteville WV.
![preview picture of video 'Whitewater Rafting In West Virginia [Lower New River]'](https://img.youtube.com/vi/aXsp7cgLKfg/mqdefault.jpg "'Whitewater Rafting In West Virginia [Lower New River]'")
Whitewater Rafting In West Virginia [Lower New River]
This is the highlight video footage from my helmet mounted GoPro on our white water rafting trip in West Virginia on May 16th, 2014. The New River Gorge is magnificent and beautiful. This was...
Bridge Day 2012 - Catapult from New River Gorge Bridge
A BASE jumper is catapulted from the New River Gorge Bridge during the annual Bridge Day event, Saturday, Oct. 20, 2012, in Fayetteville, W.Va. The steel catapult hurled some brave jumpers...
Bridge Day 2009
30th Bridge Day in Fayetteville, WV http://www.876ft.com (Audio) Apollo Four Forty - Cold Roc the Mic.
Tree Tops Zip Line WV 2010
A Great Day of Zip Linning Even though It Rained. This was with Tree Tops Tours in Fayetteville, WV.
Corvette C5 1998
pictures of my car in fayetteville west virginia.
Videos provided by Youtube are under the copyright of their owners. 
Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Fayetteville, West Virginia
Fayetteville is a town in and the county seat of Fayette County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 2,892 at the 2010 census. Fayetteville was listed as one of the 2006 "Top 10 Coolest Small Towns in America" by Budget Travel Magazine http://www. budgettravel. com/bt-dyn/content/article/2006/03/09/AR2006030901203. html.
New River Gorge Bridge
The New River Gorge Bridge is a steel arch bridge 3,030 feet long over the New River Gorge near Fayetteville, West Virginia, in the Appalachian Mountains of the eastern United States. With an arch 1,700 feet long, the New River Gorge Bridge was for many years the world's longest steel single-span arch bridge; it is now the third longest. Part of U.S. Route 19, its construction marked the completion of Corridor L of the Appalachian Development Highway System.
Hawks Nest, West Virginia
Hawk's Nest, the site of Hawks Nest State Park, is a peak on Gauley Mountain in Ansted, West Virginia, USA. The cliffs at this point rise 585 ft (178 m) above the New River. Located on the James River and Kanawha Turnpike (the road that served as an extension of the canal across what is now West Virginia), many early travelers on this road stopped to see the view of the river below. In modern times, the Midland Trail carries U.S. Highway 60 through the same general route.
Hawks Nest Tunnel Disaster
The Hawks Nest Tunnel Disaster involved injuries and deaths as the result of the construction of the Hawks Nest Tunnel near Gauley Bridge, West Virginia, as part of a hydroelectric project. This project is considered to be one of the worst industrial disasters in American history.
Kay Moor
Kay Moor, also known as Kaymoor, is the site of an abandoned coal mine, coal processing plant and coal town near Fayetteville, West Virginia. The town site is located in the New River Gorge at Kaymoor Bottom . It is linked to the mine portal 560 feet above on Sewell Bench in the wall of the Gorge by conveyors.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Ames.
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Elmo, Ames
