Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Birds Run:
  • 40.168673, -81.648386
  • 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 Birds Run

• 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 Guernsey County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Guernsey County
  • Since Birds Run is near Coshocton County and also Tuscarawas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Coshocton County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tuscarawas 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 Birds Run

Curious and Interesting Names Near Birds Run ...

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.

• Bacon
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Bacon is located in Coshocton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacon
• Booth
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Booth is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth
• Flat Iron Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Flat Iron Corner is located in Coshocton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Iron Corner
• Flat Ridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Flat Ridge is located in Guernsey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Ridge
• Guernsey
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Guernsey is located in Guernsey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guernsey
• Indian Camp
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Indian Camp is located in Guernsey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Camp
• Low Gap
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Low Gap is located in Coshocton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
• Newcomerstown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Newcomerstown is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcomerstown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,727 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newcomerstown <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Newcomerstown
  • From Birds Run to Newcomerstown
• Postboy
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Postboy is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postboy
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Postboy
  • From Birds Run to Postboy
• Shady Bend
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Shady Bend is located in Coshocton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Bend
• Stringtown ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Stringtown is located in Coshocton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Birds Run and extending to:

• Cambridge, which is the Seat of Guernsey County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Birds Run to Cambridge, 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 72 miles [115.9 km] to the west (W). 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 4 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 260 miles [418.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,032 miles [9,707.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,753 miles [10,867.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,629 miles [7,449.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'