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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Blairmont, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Blairmont and the surrounding area.
- 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 Blairmont:
- 40.238539, -80.890544
- 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 Blairmont
- 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 Harrison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Harrison County
- Since Blairmont is near Jefferson County and also Belmont County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson 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 Blairmont
Communities Also Named Blairmont ...
We found one communities that are also named Blairmont.
Within Ohio, the name Blairmont is unique.
Beyond Ohio, there is another community also named Blairmont in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- North Carolina
- Watauga County
- This Blairmont is located in Watauga County and lies 281 miles [452.2 km]<1> to the south of the Blairmont that is located in Harrison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Watauga County community of Blairmont.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Blairmont ...
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.
- Cherry Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cherry Valley is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
- Georgetown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Georgetown is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Greentown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Greentown is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown
- Jug Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jug Run is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jug Run
- Kinsman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Long Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Long Run is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Run
- Mount Pleasant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Piney Fork
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Piney Fork is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Fork
- Pleasant Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Science Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Science Hill is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Science Hill
- Shepherdstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shepherdstown is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherdstown
- Startle ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Startle is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Startle
- Unionvale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Blairmont 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 Blairmont to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Blairmont and extending to:
- Cadiz, which is the Seat of Harrison County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 112 miles [180.2 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Blairmont to Columbus, with an average speed<2>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 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 225 miles [362.1 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,999 miles [9,654.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,718 miles [10,811.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,593 miles [7,391.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Blairmont) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Blairmont to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Blairmont. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2385, Longitude: -80.8905 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.149 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.211 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.90 degrees. |
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