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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 Caywood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Caywood 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 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.
    • Open 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:
    • Open the 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:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wood County
    • Open the 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:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for Caywood

Communities Also Named Caywood ...

We found two communities that are also named Caywood.

Within Ohio, the name Caywood is unique.

Beyond Ohio, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kansas
      • Sherman County
      • This community is historic<1> and although located in Sherman County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sherman County community of Caywood.
    • New York
      • Seneca County
      • This Caywood is located in Seneca County and lies 318 miles [511.8 km]<2> to the northeast of the Caywood that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Seneca County community of Caywood.

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)
    • Cornerville is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerville
  • Cow Run
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Cow Run is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cow Run
  • Dell
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Dell is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dell
  • Fay
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Fay is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fay
  • Gracey
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Gracey is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gracey
  • Grand View
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Grand View is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View
  • Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Hills is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills
  • Moss Run
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Moss Run is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Run
  • Oak Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Oak Grove is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Rainbow
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Rainbow is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow
  • Rathbone
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Rathbone is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rathbone
  • Ruraldale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Ruraldale is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruraldale
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Sandhill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Sandhill is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandhill
    • Stanleyville
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Stanleyville is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanleyville
    • Unionville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Unionville is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
    • Yankeeburg
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Yankeeburg is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankeeburg

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<3>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<4> 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).<5>
  • 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).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,646 miles [7,477 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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 '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. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Caywood 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 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).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.483 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.474 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.391 degrees.