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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 Adelphi, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Adelphi 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 Adelphi:
- 39.466446, -82.747880
- 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 Adelphi
- 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 Ross County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ross County
- Since Adelphi is near Hocking County and also Pickaway County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hocking County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pickaway 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 Adelphi
Communities Also Named Adelphi ...
We found nine communities that are also named Adelphi.
There is one other community in Ohio that is also named Adelphi.
Beyond Ohio, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
In addition to the above occurrences of Adelphi, we know of five communities located outside of the United States and Canada.
- Communities Located In Ohio ...
- Pickaway County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Adelphi [Pickaway County].
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Iowa
- Polk County
- This Adelphi is located in Polk County and lies 578 miles [930.2 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Adelphi that is located in Ross County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Adelphi.
- Maryland
- Prince George's County
- This Adelphi is located in Prince George's County and lies 310 miles [498.9 km]<2> to the east of the Adelphi that is located in Ross County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George's County community of Adelphi.
- New York
- Kings County
- This Adelphi is located in Kings County and lies 471 miles [758 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Adelphi that is located in Ross County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kings County community of Adelphi.
- Communities Beyond North America ...
- Grenada
- Distance: 2,285 miles [3,677.4 km]<2> to the southeast
- Open a Google Map centered on Adelphi
- Jamaica
- Distance: 1,481 miles [2,383.4 km]<2> to the south southeast
- Open a Google Map centered on Adelphi
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Distance: 2,372 miles [3,817.4 km]<2> to the southeast
- Open a Google Map centered on Adelphi
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Distance: 2,240 miles [3,604.9 km]<2> to the southeast
- Open a Google Map centered on Adelphi
- U.S. Virgin Islands
- Distance: 1,802 miles [2,900 km]<2> to the southeast
- Open a Google Map centered on Adelphi
Curious and Interesting Names Near Adelphi ...
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.
- Apple
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hallsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hallsville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
- Huntsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Huntsville is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Jimtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jimtown is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- Mound Crossing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mound Crossing is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Crossing
- Nancy ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Nancy is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nancy
- Reeds ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Reeds is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds
- Rockhouse ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Stringtown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stringtown is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
How Far From Adelphi 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 village such as Adelphi to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Adelphi and extending to:
- Chillicothe, which is the Seat of Ross County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Adelphi to Chillicothe, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 37 miles [59.5 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 308 miles [495.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,108 miles [9,829.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,829 miles [10,990.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,704 miles [7,570.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Adelphi 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. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Adelphi) 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 Adelphi 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 Adelphi. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4664, Longitude: -82.7479 In this case, the coordinates for Adelphi have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.325 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.435 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.996 degrees. |
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