Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Bookwalter:
  • 39.704505, -83.530198
  • 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 Bookwalter

• 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 Fayette County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette County
  • Since Bookwalter is near Madison County and also Greene County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene 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 Bookwalter

Communities Also Named Bookwalter ...

We found one communities that are also named Bookwalter.

Within Ohio, the name Bookwalter is unique.

Beyond Ohio, there is another community also named Bookwalter in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Nebraska
    • Pawnee County
    • This Bookwalter is located in Pawnee County and lies 680 miles [1,094.4 km]<1> to the west of the Bookwalter that is located in Fayette County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pawnee County community of Bookwalter.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bookwalter ...

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.

• Blessing
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Blessing is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blessing
• Edgefield
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Edgefield is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgefield
• Florence
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Florence is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
• Grape Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Grape Grove is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grape Grove
• Parrott
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Parrott is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrott
• Pleasant View
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Pleasant View is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
• Range
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Range is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Range
• Shady Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Shady Grove is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bookwalter and extending to:

• Washington Court House, which is the Seat of Fayette County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Bookwalter to Washington Court House, with an average speed<2> 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 33 miles [53.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 351 miles [564.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,128 miles [9,862.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,852 miles [11,027.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,727 miles [7,607.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'