Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Great Bend, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Great Bend and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Great Bend
- 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 Great Bend:
- 38.953136, -81.815411
- 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 Great Bend
- 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 Meigs County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Meigs County
- Since Great Bend is near Jackson County and also Mason County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- eBird sighting report for Mason 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Great Bend ...
We found four communities that share the name Great Bend.
Within Ohio, the name Great Bend is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kansas
- Barton County
- This Great Bend is located in Barton County and lies 913 miles [1,469.3 km]<1> to the west of the Great Bend that is located in Meigs County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barton County community of Great Bend.
- New York
- Jefferson County
- This Great Bend is located in Jefferson County and lies 471 miles [758 km]<1> to the northeast of the Great Bend that is located in Meigs County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Great Bend.
- North Dakota
- Richland County
- This Great Bend is located in Richland County and lies 907 miles [1,459.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Great Bend that is located in Meigs County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland County community of Great Bend.
- Pennsylvania
- Susquehanna County
- This Great Bend is located in Susquehanna County and lies 380 miles [611.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Great Bend that is located in Meigs County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Susquehanna County community of Great Bend.
- Kansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Great Bend ...
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.
- Antiquity
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Apple Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Apple Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Apple Grove is located in Meigs County
- Bald Knobs
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bald Knobs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Knobs
- Bald Knobs is located in Meigs County
- Flatwoods
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Flatwoods is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Hemlock
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Hills Crossing
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hills Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Crossing
- Hills Crossing is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Longdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Oakgrove ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Plants
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Continue List (6 more) ...
- Pleasant View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Pleasant View is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Ravenswood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenswood
- Ravenswood is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,616 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ravenswood <3>
- Ravenswood Ferry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ravenswood Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenswood Ferry
- Ravenswood Ferry is located in Meigs County
- Skull Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Spiller
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiller
- Spiller is located in Meigs County
- Willow Grove ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Willow Grove is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Pleasant View
How Far From Great Bend 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 Great Bend to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Great Bend and extending to:
- Pomeroy, which is the Seat of Meigs County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Great Bend to Pomeroy, with an average speed<4> 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 94 miles [151.3 km] to the northwest (NW). 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 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 256 miles [412 km] to the east (E). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,094 miles [9,807.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,810 miles [10,959.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,686 miles [7,541.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Great Bend. 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 '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- Great Bend) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Great Bend. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9531, Longitude: -81.8154 In this case, the coordinates for Great Bend have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 Great Bend to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.76 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.715 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.748 degrees. |