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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 Bald Knobs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bald Knobs 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 Bald Knobs:
- 39.025079, -81.833745
- 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 Bald Knobs
- 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 Meigs County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Meigs County
- Since Bald Knobs is near Jackson County and also Wood County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wood 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 Bald Knobs
Communities Also Named Bald Knobs ...
We found one communities that are also named Bald Knobs.
Within Ohio, the name Bald Knobs is unique.
Beyond Ohio, there is another community also named Bald Knobs in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Jackson County
- This Bald Knobs is located in Jackson County and lies 232 miles [373.4 km]<1> to the west of the Bald Knobs that is located in Meigs County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Bald Knobs.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bald Knobs ...
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.
- Antiquity
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Antiquity is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antiquity
- Chester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chester is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Great Bend
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Great Bend is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Bend
- Hills Crossing
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hills Crossing is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Crossing
- Keno
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Keno is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keno
- Lone Cedar
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lone Cedar is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Cedar
- Long Bottom
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Neptune
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Neptune is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Oakgrove ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oakgrove is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakgrove
- Polk
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Polk is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
- Pond Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pond Creek is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Creek
- Ravenswood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Ravenswood Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ravenswood Ferry is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenswood Ferry
- Shade River
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Shade River is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shade River
- Skull Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Skull Run is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skull Run
- Spiller
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Spiller is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiller
- Willow Grove ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Willow Grove is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
How Far From Bald Knobs to ...
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 Bald Knobs to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bald Knobs and extending to:
- Pomeroy, which is the Seat of Meigs County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Bald Knobs to Pomeroy, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 90 miles [144.8 km] to the northwest (NW). 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 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 257 miles [413.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,091 miles [9,802.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,808 miles [10,956.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,683 miles [7,536.6 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bald Knobs) 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 Bald Knobs 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 Bald Knobs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0251, Longitude: -81.8337 In this case, the coordinates for Bald Knobs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.77 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.737 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.732 degrees. |
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