Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Chickwan:
  • 40.232569, -80.882590
  • 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 Chickwan

• 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 Harrison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Harrison County
  • Since Chickwan is near Jefferson County and also Belmont County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Belmont 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 Chickwan

Curious and Interesting Names Near Chickwan ...

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.

• Cherry Valley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Cherry Valley is located in Harrison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
• Georgetown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Georgetown is located in Harrison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
• Greentown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Greentown is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown
• Kinsman
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Kinsman is located in Belmont County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinsman
• Long Run
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Long Run is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Run
• Mount Pleasant
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 438 people
• Piney Fork
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Piney Fork is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Fork
• Pleasant Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Pleasant Grove is located in Belmont County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
• Science Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Science Hill is located in Harrison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Science Hill
• Shepherdstown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Shepherdstown is located in Belmont County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherdstown
• Startle ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Startle is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Startle
• Unionvale
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Unionvale is located in Harrison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionvale

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Chickwan and extending to:

• Cadiz, which is the Seat of Harrison County, lies just to the West Northwest.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 112 miles [180.2 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Chickwan to Columbus, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 224 miles [360.5 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,998 miles [9,652.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,718 miles [10,811.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,593 miles [7,391.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'