Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Careytown:
  • 39.310063, -83.629088
  • 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 Careytown

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

Communities Also Named Careytown ...

We found one communities that are also named Careytown.

Within Ohio, the name Careytown is unique.

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

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Maryland
    • Worcester County
    • This Careytown is located in Worcester County and lies 450 miles [724.2 km]<1> to the east of the Careytown that is located in Highland County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worcester County community of Careytown.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Careytown ...

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.

• Bridges
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Bridges is located in Highland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridges
• Fallsville ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Fallsville is located in Highland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallsville
• Farmers
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Farmers is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers
• Gist Settlement
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Gist Settlement is located in Highland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gist Settlement
• Highland
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Highland is located in Highland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
• Lees Creek
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Lees Creek is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Creek
• Leesburg
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Leesburg is located in Highland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,321 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leesburg <2>
• Samantha
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Samantha is located in Highland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samantha
• Snow Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Snow Hill is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
• Wallopsburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Wallopsburg is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallopsburg

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

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

• Hillsboro, which is the Seat of Highland County, lies just to the South.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 56 miles [90.1 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Careytown to Columbus, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 354 miles [569.7 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 21 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,150 miles [9,897.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,873 miles [11,061 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,748 miles [7,641.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'