Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Bloom Junction, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bloom Junction and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Bloom Junction

• 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 Bloom Junction:
  • 38.805910, -82.692665
  • 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 Bloom Junction

• 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 Scioto County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Scioto County
  • Since Bloom Junction is near Lawrence County and also Jackson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson 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 Bloom Junction

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bloom Junction ...

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.

• Edmunds Switch
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Edmunds Switch is located in Scioto County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmunds Switch
• Egypt
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Egypt is located in Scioto County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
• Firebrick
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Firebrick is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firebrick
• Frederick
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Frederick is located in Scioto County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick
• Mabee Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Mabee Corner is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabee Corner
• Madland ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Madland is located in Scioto County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madland
• Olive Furnace
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Olive Furnace is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Furnace
• Pinkerman
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Pinkerman is located in Scioto County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinkerman

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Bloom Junction and extending to:

• Portsmouth, which is the Seat of Scioto County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Bloom Junction to Portsmouth, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 82 miles [132 km] to the north (N). 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 304 miles [489.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,136 miles [9,874.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,854 miles [11,030.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,729 miles [7,610.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'