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 Astoria:
39.559190, -84.465968
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.
We found six communities that are also named Astoria.
Within Ohio, the name Astoria is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Georgia
Ware County
This Astoria is located in Ware County and lies 593 miles [954.3 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Astoria that is located in Butler County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ware County community of Astoria.
Illinois
Fulton County
This Astoria is located in Fulton County and lies 315 miles [506.9 km]<1> to the west of the Astoria that is located in Butler County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Astoria.
Missouri
Wright County
This Astoria is located in Wright County and lies 448 miles [721 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Astoria that is located in Butler County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wright County community of Astoria.
New York
Queens County
This Astoria is located in Queens County and lies 562 miles [904.5 km]<1> to the east of the Astoria that is located in Butler County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Queens County community of Astoria.
Oregon
Clatsop County
This Astoria is located in Clatsop County and lies 2,021 miles [3,252.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Astoria that is located in Butler County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clatsop County community of Astoria.
South Dakota
Deuel County
This Astoria is located in Deuel County and lies 707 miles [1,137.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Astoria that is located in Butler County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Deuel County community of Astoria.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Astoria ...
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.
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Astoria to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Astoria and extending to:
Hamilton, which is the Seat of Butler County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Astoria to Hamilton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 83 miles [133.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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 399 miles [642.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,172 miles [9,932.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,897 miles [11,099.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,773 miles [7,681.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Astoria) 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 Astoria 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 Astoria. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5592, Longitude: -84.4660
<5>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.40 degrees.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.676 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.746 degrees.