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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 Witts Station, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Witts Station 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 Witts Station:
- 39.712271, -84.861626
- 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 Witts Station
- 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 Union County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Union County
- Since Witts Station is near Wayne County and also Preble County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Preble 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 Witts Station
Curious and Interesting Names Near Witts Station ...
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.
- Boston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Claysburg ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Claysburg is located in Preble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysburg
- Cottage Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cottage Grove is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
- Fairhaven
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fairhaven is located in Preble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- Five Points
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Five Points is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Greenwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Greenwood is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Hopeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hopeville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeville
- Liberty
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Locust Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Locust Grove is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Lotus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lotus is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lotus
- Sugar Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sugar Valley is located in Preble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Valley
- Yankee Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Yankee Town is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Town
How Far From Witts Station 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 Witts Station to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Witts Station and extending to:
- Liberty, which is the Seat of Union County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 69 miles [111 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Witts Station to Indianapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 421 miles [677.5 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,180 miles [9,945.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,907 miles [11,115.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,783 miles [7,697.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Witts Station) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Witts Station 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 Witts Station. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7123, Longitude: -84.8616 In this case, the coordinates for Witts Station have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.65 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.982 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.881 degrees. |
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