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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 Blennerhassett View, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Blennerhassett View and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Blennerhassett View:
    • 39.280631, -81.617349
    • 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 Blennerhassett View
  • 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
    • Since Blennerhassett View is near Wood County and also Athens County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wood County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Athens 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 Blennerhassett View

Curious and Interesting Names Near Blennerhassett View ...

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.

  • Cedar Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Cedar Grove is located in Wood County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
  • Central
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Central is located in Wood County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
  • Constitution
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Constitution is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constitution
  • Corner
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Corner is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner
  • Larkmead
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Larkmead is located in Wood County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkmead
  • Little Hocking
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Pettyville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Pettyville is located in Wood County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettyville
  • Pleasant Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Pleasant Hill is located in Wood County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
  • Pleasant View
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Pleasant View is located in Wood County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
  • Porterfield
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Porterfield is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterfield
  • Redbush
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Redbush is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbush
  • Rockland
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Rockland is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Sunrise
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Sunrise is located in Wood County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
    • Sunset Heights
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Sunset Heights is located in Wood County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Heights
    • Veto
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Veto is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veto
    • Walkers Crossing ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Walkers Crossing is located in Wood County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers Crossing
    • Woodland Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Woodland Park is located in Wood County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park

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

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

  • Marietta, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Blennerhassett View to Marietta, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 87 miles [140 km] to the northwest (NW). 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 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 246 miles [395.9 km] to the east (E). 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 6,071 miles [9,770.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,788 miles [10,924.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,664 miles [7,506 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Blennerhassett View) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Blennerhassett View 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 Blennerhassett View. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2806, Longitude: -81.6173       In this case, the coordinates for Blennerhassett View have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.63 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.616 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.553 degrees.