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.
  • Open 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:
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Noble County
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Blacktop

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)
  • Buffalo is located in Guernsey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buffalo <1>
• Byesville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Byesville is located in Guernsey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byesville
  • 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)
  • Craig is located in Guernsey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
• Echo Point
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Echo Point is located in Guernsey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Point
• Greenwood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Greenwood is located in Guernsey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
• Ideal
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Ideal is located in Guernsey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ideal
• Kings Mine
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Kings Mine is located in Guernsey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Mine
• Kipling
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Kipling is located in Guernsey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kipling
• Lakeview
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Lakeview is located in Noble County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
• Lore City
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Lore City is located in Guernsey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lore City
  • 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)
  • Lucasburg is located in Guernsey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucasburg
• Robins
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Robins is located in Guernsey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robins
• Spring Valley
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Spring Valley is located in Guernsey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> 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]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Blacktop to Columbus, with an average speed<3>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<4> 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).<5>
• 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).<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>'