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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Coshocton County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
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) - Booth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Flat Iron Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flat Iron Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Iron Corner
- Flat Iron Corner is located in Coshocton County
- Flat Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flat Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Ridge
- Flat Ridge is located in Guernsey County
- Guernsey
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Indian Camp
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Camp
- Indian Camp is located in Guernsey County
- Low Gap
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Newcomerstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcomerstown
- Newcomerstown is located in Tuscarawas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,727 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newcomerstown <2>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Newcomerstown
- From Birds Run to Newcomerstown
- Postboy
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Postboy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postboy
- Postboy is located in Tuscarawas County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Postboy
- From Birds Run to Postboy
- Shady Bend
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Bend
- Shady Bend is located in Coshocton County
- Stringtown ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stringtown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Stringtown is located in Coshocton County
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<4> beginning in Birds Run and extending to:
- Cambridge, which is the Seat of Guernsey County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Birds Run to Cambridge, with an average speed<5> 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<6> 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).<7>
- 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).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,629 miles [7,449.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Birds Run. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Birds Run) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Birds Run. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1687, Longitude: -81.6484 |
| <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 Birds Run 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 310.622 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.738 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.268 degrees. |