Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Alledonia, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Alledonia and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Alledonia

• 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 Alledonia:
  • 39.898684, -80.969264
  • 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 Alledonia

• 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 Alledonia is near Monroe County and also Marshall County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe 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 Alledonia

Curious and Interesting Names Near Alledonia ...

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.

• Businessburg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Businessburg is located in Belmont County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Businessburg
• Centerville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Centerville is located in Belmont County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
• Clover Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Clover Hill is located in Belmont County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
• Dwight
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Dwight is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwight
• Hunter
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hunter is located in Belmont County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
• Jacobsburg
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jacobsburg is located in Belmont County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobsburg
• Jerusalem
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jerusalem is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
• Key
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Key is located in Belmont County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Alledonia and extending to:

• Saint Clairsville, which is the Seat of Belmont County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Alledonia to Saint Clairsville, 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.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 107 miles [172.2 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 220 miles [354.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,017 miles [9,683.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,735 miles [10,838.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,611 miles [7,420.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'