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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 Andis, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Andis 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 Andis:
- 38.550926, -82.523197
- 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 Andis
- 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 Lawrence County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
- Since Andis is near Boyd County and also Greenup County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Boyd County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greenup 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 Andis
Curious and Interesting Names Near Andis ...
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.
- Bald Knob
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bald Knob is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Knob
- Cherryville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cherryville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryville
- Five Forks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Five Forks is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Forestdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Forestdale is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
- Getaway
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Getaway is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Getaway
- Ida ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ida is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
- Rock Camp
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Rock Camp is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Camp
- Suiter
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Suiter is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suiter
- Sulphur Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Sunrise
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sunrise is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
- Vesuvius Furnace
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Vesuvius Furnace is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesuvius Furnace
- Willow Wood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
How Far From Andis to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Andis to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Andis and extending to:
- Ironton, which is the Seat of Lawrence County, lies just to the West.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 101 miles [162.5 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Andis to Columbus, with an average speed<2>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 three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 296 miles [476.4 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,141 miles [9,883 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,857 miles [11,035.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,733 miles [7,617 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Andis) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Andis 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 Andis. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5509, Longitude: -82.5232 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.202 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.16 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.187 degrees. |
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