Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Blacktop, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Blacktop and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Blacktop
- 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 Blacktop:
- 39.976461, -81.482620
- 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 Blacktop
- 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 Blacktop is near Noble County and also Belmont County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Noble County
- eBird sighting report for Belmont 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 Blacktop ...
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.
- Buffalo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Buffalo is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buffalo <1>
- Byesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Byesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byesville
- Byesville is located in Guernsey County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,345 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Byesville <1>
- Craig
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Echo Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Echo Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Point
- Echo Point is located in Guernsey County
- Greenwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Ideal
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Kings Mine
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Mine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Mine
- Kings Mine is located in Guernsey County
- Kipling
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Lakeview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Lore City
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lore City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lore City
- Lore City is located in Guernsey County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 309 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lore City <1>
- Lucasburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Robins
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Spring Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Spring Valley is located in Guernsey County
How Far From Blacktop 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 Blacktop to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Blacktop and extending to:
- Cambridge, which is the Seat of Guernsey County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 80 miles [128.7 km]<3> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Blacktop to Columbus, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 248 miles [399.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,034 miles [9,710.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,754 miles [10,869.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,629 miles [7,449.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Blacktop. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Blacktop) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Blacktop. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9765, Longitude: -81.4826 In this case, the coordinates for Blacktop have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Blacktop to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.526 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.60 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.258 degrees. |