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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 Alice, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Alice 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 Alice:
    • 39.021994, -82.373344
    • 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 Alice
  • 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 Gallia County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Gallia County
    • Since Alice is near Vinton County and also Jackson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Vinton County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson 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 Alice

Communities Also Named Alice ...

We found twenty communities that are also named Alice.

Within Ohio, the name Alice is unique.

Beyond Ohio, we know of twenty communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these twenty communities, nineteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Etowah County
      • This Alice is located in Etowah County and lies 400 miles [643.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Alice that is located in Gallia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Etowah County community of Alice.
    • Colorado
      • Clear Creek County
      • This Alice is located in Clear Creek County and lies 1,238 miles [1,992.4 km]<1> to the west of the Alice that is located in Gallia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clear Creek County community of Alice.
      • Gilpin County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Gilpin County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gilpin County community of Alice.
    • Georgia
      • Pickens County
      • Although located in Pickens County, we don't know the location within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pickens County community of Alice.
      • Pulaski County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Alice [Pulaski County].
    • Iowa
      • Linn County
      • This Alice is located in Linn County and lies 535 miles [861 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Alice that is located in Gallia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Linn County community of Alice.
    • Louisiana
      • West Feliciana Parish
      • This Alice is located in West Feliciana Parish and lies 752 miles [1,210.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Alice that is located in Gallia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the West Feliciana Parish community of Alice.
    • Mississippi
      • Neshoba County
      • This Alice is located in Neshoba County and lies 571 miles [918.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Alice that is located in Gallia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Neshoba County community of Alice.
    • Missouri
      • Texas County
      • This Alice is located in Texas County and lies 545 miles [877.1 km]<1> to the west of the Alice that is located in Gallia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Texas County community of Alice.
    • Montana
      • Garfield County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Alice [Garfield County].
    • New York
      • Steuben County
      • This Alice is located in Steuben County and lies 324 miles [521.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Alice that is located in Gallia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Steuben County community of Alice.
    • North Carolina
      • Buncombe County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Alice [Buncombe County].
    • North Dakota
      • Cass County
      • This Alice is located in Cass County and lies 933 miles [1,501.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Alice that is located in Gallia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cass County community of Alice.
    • Ontario
      • This Alice lies 532 miles [856.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Alice that is located in Gallia County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Westmoreland County
      • This Alice is located in Westmoreland County and lies 167 miles [268.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Alice that is located in Gallia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westmoreland County community of Alice.
    • South Carolina
      • Anderson County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Alice [Anderson County].
    • Tennessee
      • Benton County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Alice [Benton County].
    • Texas
      • Jim Wells County
      • This Alice is located in Jim Wells County and lies 1,189 miles [1,913.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Alice that is located in Gallia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jim Wells County community of Alice.
      • Nueces County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Alice [Nueces County].
    • West Virginia
      • Gilmer County
      • This Alice is located in Gilmer County and lies 83 miles [133.6 km]<1> to the east of the Alice that is located in Gallia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gilmer County community of Alice.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Alice ...

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.

  • Buckeye
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Buckeye is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
  • Centerville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Centerville is located in Gallia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
  • Danville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Danville is located in Meigs County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
  • Dyesville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Dyesville is located in Meigs County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyesville
  • Edna ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Edna is located in Gallia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
  • Evergreen
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Evergreen is located in Gallia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
  • Hanesville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Hanesville is located in Meigs County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanesville
  • Harrisburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Harrisburg is located in Gallia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
  • Hawks
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Hawks is located in Vinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawks
  • Limestone ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Limestone is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
  • Martinsburg ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Martinsburg is located in Meigs County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
  • Roads
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Roads is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roads
  • Rocky Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Rocky Hill is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill

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

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

  • Gallipolis, which is the Seat of Gallia County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Alice to Gallipolis, with an average speed<4> 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 five to six hours.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 73 miles [117.5 km] to the north northwest (NNW). 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 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 286 miles [460.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,113 miles [9,837.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,831 miles [10,993.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,707 miles [7,575.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Alice) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Alice, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 Alice 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.
<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 Alice 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 Alice. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0220, Longitude: -82.3733    
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.102 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.115 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.972 degrees.