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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 Zanesville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Zanesville 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 Zanesville:
    • 40.914870, -85.281123
    • 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 Zanesville
  • 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 Wells County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wells County
    • Since Zanesville is near Huntington County and also Allen County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Huntington County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Allen 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 Zanesville

Communities Also Named Zanesville ...

We found two communities that are also named Zanesville.

Within Indiana, the name Zanesville is unique.

Beyond Indiana, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • Montgomery County
      • This Zanesville is located in Montgomery County and lies 255 miles [410.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Zanesville that is located in Wells County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Zanesville.
    • Ohio
      • Muskingum County
      • This Zanesville is located in Muskingum County and lies 184 miles [296.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Zanesville that is located in Wells County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muskingum County community of Zanesville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Zanesville ...

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.

  • Forest Ridge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Forest Ridge is located in Allen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Ridge
  • Greenwood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Greenwood is located in Wells County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
  • Hillcrest
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Hillcrest is located in Allen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
  • Indian Village
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Indian Village is located in Allen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
  • Kingsland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Kingsland is located in Wells County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsland
  • Lake Shores
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Lake Shores is located in Allen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shores
  • Liberty Hills
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Liberty Hills is located in Allen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hills
  • Manor Woods
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Manor Woods is located in Allen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Woods
  • Murray
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Murray is located in Wells County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
  • Poe
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Poe is located in Allen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poe
  • Rolling Hills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Rolling Hills is located in Allen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
  • Saturn
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Saturn is located in Whitley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saturn
  • Times Corner
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Times Corner is located in Allen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Times Corner

How Far From Zanesville to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a town such as Zanesville to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Bluffton, which is the Seat of Wells County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Zanesville to Bluffton, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 91 miles [146.5 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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 458 miles [737.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,140 miles [9,881.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,871 miles [11,057.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,750 miles [7,644.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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 from Point A (ie- Zanesville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Zanesville 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 Zanesville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9149, Longitude: -85.2811       In this case, the coordinates for Zanesville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.906 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.449 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.714 degrees.