Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Bartramville:
  • 38.492583, -82.384597
  • 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 Bartramville

• 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 Bartramville is near Cabell County and also Gallia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cabell County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Gallia 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 Bartramville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bartramville ...

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.

• Cebee
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Cebee is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cebee
• Crescent Lake
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Crescent Lake is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Lake
• Fair Place
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Fair Place is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Place
• Getaway
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Getaway is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Getaway
• Hillview
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Hillview is located in Cabell County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillview
• Home Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Home Park is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Park
• Ida ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Ida is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
• Lock
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Lock is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock
• Platform
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Platform is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platform
• Riverview
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Riverview is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
• Rockwood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Rockwood is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood

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

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

• Ironton, which is the Seat of Lawrence County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Bartramville to Ironton, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 107 miles [172.2 km] to the north northwest (NNW). 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 289 miles [465.1 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 6,138 miles [9,878.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,854 miles [11,030.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,729 miles [7,610.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'