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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Becker Highlands:
    • 40.374790, -80.665632
    • 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 Becker Highlands
  • 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Becker Highlands ...

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.

  • Coketown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coketown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coketown
    • Coketown is located in Brooke County (WV)
  • Fishersville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fishersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishersville
    • Fishersville is located in Jefferson County
  • Forest View
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest View have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest View
    • Forest View is located in Jefferson County
  • Green Acres
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
    • Green Acres is located in Jefferson County
  • Lincoln Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights
    • Lincoln Heights is located in Jefferson County
  • Lower Ferry ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lower Ferry. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Ferry
    • Lower Ferry is located in Brooke County (WV)
  • Middle Ferry ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Middle Ferry. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Ferry
    • Middle Ferry is located in Brooke County (WV)
  • Overlook Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Overlook Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook Hills
    • Overlook Hills is located in Jefferson County
  • Pleasant Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Heights
    • Pleasant Heights is located in Jefferson County
  • Pleasant Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
    • Pleasant Hill is located in Jefferson County
  • Pottery Addition
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pottery Addition have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottery Addition
    • Pottery Addition is located in Jefferson County
  • Sunshine Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunshine Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Park
    • Sunshine Park is located in Jefferson County
  • Winterdale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winterdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterdale
    • Winterdale is located in Jefferson County
  • Wintersville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wintersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wintersville
    • Wintersville is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,645 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wintersville <3>

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Becker Highlands and extending to:

  • Steubenville, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies just to the East.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 125 miles [201.2 km]<4> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Becker Highlands to Columbus, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 218 miles [350.8 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,983 miles [9,628.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,703 miles [10,787.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,578 miles [7,367.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Becker Highlands. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Jefferson County: www.jeffersoncountyoh.com/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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 from Point A (ie- Becker Highlands) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Becker Highlands. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3748, Longitude: -80.6656       In this case, the coordinates for Becker Highlands have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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 Becker Highlands to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.004 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.067 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.751 degrees.




 

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