Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Altitude, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Altitude and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Altitude
- 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 Altitude:
- 39.753129, -81.023436
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Altitude
- 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 Monroe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Monroe County
- Since Altitude is near Marshall County and also Belmont County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Marshall County
- eBird sighting report for Belmont 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Altitude ...
We found one communities that share the name Altitude.
Within Ohio, the name Altitude is unique.
Beyond Ohio, there is another community also named Altitude in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Altitude ...
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.
- Coats
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Cranenest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Dairy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Dwight
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Foxtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Hilltop
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Hope Ridge ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hope Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Ridge
- Hope Ridge is located in Monroe County
- Jerusalem
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Plainview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Plainview is located in Monroe County
- Round Bottom
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Round Bottom have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Bottom
- Round Bottom is located in Monroe County
- Six Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Altitude 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 Altitude to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Altitude and extending to:
- Woodsfield, which is the Seat of Monroe County, lies just to the West.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 105 miles [169 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Altitude to Columbus, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,026 miles [9,697.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,743 miles [10,851.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,619 miles [7,433.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Altitude. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Altitude) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Altitude. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7531, Longitude: -81.0234 In this case, the coordinates for Altitude have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <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 Altitude to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.25 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.253 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.129 degrees. |