Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Caywood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Caywood and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Caywood
- 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 Caywood:
- 39.456741, -81.385675
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Caywood
- 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Since Caywood is near Wood County and also Pleasants County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Wood County
- eBird sighting report for Pleasants 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Caywood ...
We found two communities that share the name Caywood.
Within Ohio, the name Caywood is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kansas
- New York
Curious and Interesting Names Near Caywood ...
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.
- Cornerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornerville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerville
- Cornerville is located in Washington County
- Cow Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Dell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Fay
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Gracey
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Grand View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View
- Grand View is located in Washington County
- Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Moss Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Oak Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Oak Grove is located in Washington County
- Rainbow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Rathbone
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Ruraldale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Continue List (4 more) ...
- Sandhill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandhill
- Sandhill is located in Washington County
- Stanleyville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanleyville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanleyville
- Stanleyville is located in Washington County
- Unionville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unionville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Unionville is located in Washington County
- Yankeeburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankeeburg
- Yankeeburg is located in Washington County
- Sandhill
How Far From Caywood 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 Caywood to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Caywood and extending to:
- Marietta, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 92 miles [148.1 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Caywood to Columbus, with an average speed<4>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 235 miles [378.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,053 miles [9,741.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,771 miles [10,896.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,646 miles [7,477 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Caywood. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Washington County: www.co.washington.oh.us/
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Caywood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Caywood) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Caywood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4567, Longitude: -81.3857 In this case, the coordinates for Caywood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Caywood to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.483 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.474 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.391 degrees. |