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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 Cannons Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cannons Creek 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 Cannons Creek:
    • 38.648968, -82.625440
    • 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 Cannons Creek
  • 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 Lawrence County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
    • Since Cannons Creek is near Scioto County and also Greenup County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Scioto County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Greenup 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 Cannons Creek

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cannons Creek ...

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.

  • Arabia
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Arabia is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arabia
  • Bald Knob
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Bald Knob is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Knob
  • Cherryville ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Cherryville is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryville
  • Dean ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Dean is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean
  • Five Forks
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Five Forks is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
  • Green Valley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Green Valley is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
  • Hanging Rock
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Hanging Rock is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Rock
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
  • Johns Creek ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Johns Creek is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Creek
  • Madland ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Madland is located in Scioto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madland
  • Ohio Furnace
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Ohio Furnace is located in Scioto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohio Furnace
  • Olive Furnace
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Olive Furnace is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Furnace
  • Raceland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Raceland is located in Greenup County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raceland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,338 people
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Riverview
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Riverview is located in Greenup County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
    • Rock Camp
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Rock Camp is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Camp
    • Vesuvius ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Vesuvius is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesuvius
    • Vesuvius Furnace
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Vesuvius Furnace is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesuvius Furnace

How Far From Cannons Creek to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Cannons Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Ironton, which is the Seat of Lawrence County, lies just to the South Southwest.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 93 miles [149.7 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Cannons Creek to Columbus, with an average speed<2>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 6 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 301 miles [484.4 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 6,140 miles [9,881.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,858 miles [11,036.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,733 miles [7,617 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cannons Creek) 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 Cannons Creek 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 Cannons Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6490, Longitude: -82.6254       In this case, the coordinates for Cannons Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.263 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.244 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.201 degrees.