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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 Aetnaville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Aetnaville 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 Aetnaville:
    • 40.083406, -80.737305
    • 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 Aetnaville
  • 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 Belmont County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Belmont County
    • Since Aetnaville is near Ohio County and also Marshall County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Ohio County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Marshall 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 Aetnaville

Communities Also Named Aetnaville ...

We found one communities that are also named Aetnaville.

Within Ohio, the name Aetnaville is unique.

Beyond Ohio, there is another community also named Aetnaville in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kentucky
      • Ohio County
      • This Aetnaville is located in Ohio County and lies 365 miles [587.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Aetnaville that is located in Belmont County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ohio County community of Aetnaville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Aetnaville ...

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.

  • Echo Point
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Echo Point is located in Ohio County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Point
  • Florence
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Florence is located in Belmont County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
  • Glenns Run ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Glenns Run is located in Ohio County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenns Run
  • Greggsville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Greggsville is located in Ohio County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greggsville
  • Martins Ferry
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Mozart
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Mozart is located in Marshall County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mozart
  • Riverview
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Riverview is located in Belmont County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
  • Sunset Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Sunset Heights is located in Belmont County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Heights
  • Terminal Junction
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Terminal Junction is located in Belmont County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terminal Junction
  • Vineyard Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Vineyard Hills is located in Ohio County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard Hills
  • Warwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Warwood is located in Ohio County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwood

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

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

  • Saint Clairsville, which is the Seat of Belmont County, lies just to the West.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 119 miles [191.5 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Aetnaville to Columbus, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 213 miles [342.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,999 miles [9,654.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,718 miles [10,811.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,593 miles [7,391.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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- Aetnaville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Aetnaville 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 Aetnaville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0834, Longitude: -80.7373       In this case, the coordinates for Aetnaville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.061 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.087 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.886 degrees.