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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 Chesterhill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Chesterhill 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 Chesterhill:
    • 39.490719, -81.866714
    • 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 Chesterhill
  • 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 Morgan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan County
    • Since Chesterhill is near Athens County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Athens County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Chesterhill

Communities Also Named Chesterhill ...

We found one communities that are also named Chesterhill.

There is one other community in Ohio that is also named Chesterhill.

Beyond Ohio.

  • Communities Located In Ohio ...
    • Licking County
      • This community is historic<1> and although located in Licking County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Licking County community of Chesterhill.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Chesterhill ...

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.

  • Dale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Dale is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
  • Elliott Crossroads
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Elliott Crossroads is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Crossroads
  • Federal
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Federal is located in Athens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal
  • Hooksburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Hooksburg is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooksburg
  • Joy
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Joy is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
  • Lewis ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Lewis is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
  • Luke Chute
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Luke Chute is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luke Chute
  • Mudsock ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Mudsock is located in Athens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudsock
  • Plantsville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Plantsville is located in Athens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantsville
  • Shilling ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Shilling is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shilling
  • Todds
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Todds is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds
  • Wolf Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Wolf Creek is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Chesterhill and extending to:

  • McConnelsville, which is the Seat of Morgan County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Chesterhill to McConnelsville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 68 miles [109.4 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 261 miles [420 km] to the east (E). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,071 miles [9,770.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,790 miles [10,927.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,666 miles [7,509.2 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 Chesterhill, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Chesterhill) 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 Chesterhill 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 Chesterhill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4907, Longitude: -81.8667       In this case, the coordinates for Chesterhill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.778 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.815 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.594 degrees.