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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 Andersonville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Andersonville and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Andersonville:
    • 39.040899, -83.986876
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Andersonville
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Andersonville ...

We found sixteen communities that share the name Andersonville.

There is one other community in Ohio which is also named Andersonville.

Beyond Ohio, we know of another fifteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these fifteen communities, fifteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Ohio ...
    • Ross County
      • This Andersonville is located in Ross County and lies 58 miles [93.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Andersonville that is located in Brown County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ross County community of Andersonville.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Etowah 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 Alabama community of Andersonville [Etowah County].
    • Colorado
      • Larimer County
      • This Andersonville is located in Larimer County and lies 1,119 miles [1,800.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Andersonville that is located in Brown County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Larimer County community of Andersonville.
    • Georgia
      • Cherokee County
      • This Andersonville is located in Cherokee County and lies 340 miles [547.2 km]<1> to the south of the Andersonville that is located in Brown County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Andersonville.
      • Cobb 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 Georgia community of Andersonville [Cobb County].
      • Sumter County
      • This Andersonville is located in Sumter County and lies 472 miles [759.6 km] to the south of the Andersonville that is located in Brown County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumter County community of Andersonville.
    • Indiana
      • Delaware County
      • This Andersonville is located in Delaware County and lies 111 miles [178.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Andersonville that is located in Brown County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Andersonville.
      • Franklin County
      • This Andersonville is located in Franklin County and lies 76 miles [122.3 km] to the west northwest of the Andersonville that is located in Brown County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Andersonville.
    • Kentucky
      • Daviess 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 Kentucky community of Andersonville [Daviess County].
    • Michigan
      • Oakland County
      • This Andersonville is located in Oakland County and lies 256 miles [412 km]<1> to the north of the Andersonville that is located in Brown County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oakland County community of Andersonville.
    • Montana
      • Fergus County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Andersonville [Fergus County].
    • New Brunswick
      • This Andersonville lies 959 miles [1,543.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Andersonville that is located in Brown County.
    • South Carolina
      • Anderson County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Andersonville [Anderson County].
    • Tennessee
      • Anderson County
      • This Andersonville is located in Anderson County and lies 196 miles [315.4 km]<1> to the south of the Andersonville that is located in Brown County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Andersonville.
    • Virginia
      • Buckingham County
      • This Andersonville is located in Buckingham County and lies 313 miles [503.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Andersonville that is located in Brown County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Buckingham County community of Andersonville.
    • West Virginia
      • Marshall County
      • This Andersonville is located in Marshall County and lies 191 miles [307.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Andersonville that is located in Brown County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Andersonville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Andersonville ...

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.

  • Bloom Rose ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloom Rose have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloom Rose
    • Bloom Rose is located in Brown County
  • Blowville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blowville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blowville
    • Blowville is located in Clermont County
  • Centerville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
    • Centerville is located in Brown County
  • Clover
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clover have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover
    • Clover is located in Clermont County
  • Crosstown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crosstown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosstown
    • Crosstown is located in Brown County
  • Fivemile
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivemile
    • Fivemile is located in Brown County
  • Greenbush
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenbush have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
    • Greenbush is located in Brown County
  • Kirbyville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kirbyville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirbyville
    • Kirbyville is located in Brown County
  • Locust Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Ridge
    • Locust Ridge is located in Brown County
  • Neals Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neals Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neals Corner
    • Neals Corner is located in Brown County
  • New Harmony
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Harmony have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony
    • New Harmony is located in Brown County

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

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

  • Georgetown, which is the Seat of Brown County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Andersonville to Georgetown, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 83 miles [133.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 373 miles [600.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,177 miles [9,940.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,899 miles [11,102.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,775 miles [7,684.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Andersonville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Andersonville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Andersonville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0409, Longitude: -83.9869       In this case, the coordinates for Andersonville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Andersonville 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 Andersonville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<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 Andersonville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.103 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.261 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.685 degrees.









 

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