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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 Captina, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Captina 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 Captina:
- 39.887508, -80.870829
- 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 Captina
- 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 Belmont County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Belmont County
- Since Captina is near Monroe County and also Marshall County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marshall 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 Captina
Communities Also Named Captina ...
We found one communities that are also named Captina.
Within Ohio, the name Captina is unique.
Beyond Ohio, there is another community also named Captina in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- West Virginia
- Marshall County
- This Captina is located in Marshall County and lies 5 miles [8 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Captina that is located in Belmont County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Captina.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Captina ...
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.
- Anvil
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Businessburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Businessburg is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Businessburg
- Centerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clover Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Clover Hill is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Dwight
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dwight is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwight
- Franklin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Franklin is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Grave Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Grave Creek is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grave Creek
- Graysville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Graysville is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Jacobsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Kent
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Key
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Key is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key
- Moundsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Shadyside
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Stillhouse Run ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Stillhouse Run is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillhouse Run
How Far From Captina to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Captina to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Captina and extending to:
- Saint Clairsville, which is the Seat of Belmont County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Captina to Saint Clairsville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 112 miles [180.2 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 215 miles [346 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,013 miles [9,677 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,731 miles [10,832.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,607 miles [7,414.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Captina) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Captina 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 Captina. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8875, Longitude: -80.8708 In this case, the coordinates for Captina have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.151 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.16 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.014 degrees. |
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