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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 Colerain, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Colerain 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 Colerain:
- 40.125108, -80.808386
- 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 Colerain
- 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 Belmont County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Belmont County
- Since Colerain is near Jefferson County and also Harrison 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 Harrison 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 Colerain
Communities Also Named Colerain ...
We found nine communities that are also named Colerain.
Within Ohio, the name Colerain is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Camden County
- This Colerain is located in Camden County and lies 644 miles [1,036.4 km]<1> to the south of the Colerain that is located in Belmont County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Camden County community of Colerain.
- Chatham County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Colerain [Chatham County].
- Walker County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Colerain [Walker County].
- Massachusetts
- Franklin County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Massachusetts community of Colerain [Franklin County].
- Michigan
- Oakland County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Colerain [Oakland County].
- North Carolina
- Bertie County
- This Colerain is located in Bertie County and lies 348 miles [560.1 km]<1> to the southeast of the Colerain that is located in Belmont County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bertie County community of Colerain.
- Pennsylvania
- Huntingdon County
- This Colerain is located in Huntingdon County and lies 145 miles [233.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Colerain that is located in Belmont County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Huntingdon County community of Colerain.
- Lancaster County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Colerain [Lancaster County].
- South Carolina
- Union County
- This Colerain is located in Union County and lies 376 miles [605.1 km]<1> to the south of the Colerain that is located in Belmont County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Colerain.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Colerain ...
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.
- Blaine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Blainesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Crescent
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Florence
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Florence is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Glen Robbins
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Robbins is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Robbins
- Glen Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Run is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Run
- Glenns Run ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Glenns Run is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenns Run
- Kinsman
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Long Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Long Run is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Run
- Martins Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Morningview
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Morningview is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morningview
- Mount Pleasant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Pleasant Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Provident
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Provident is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Provident
- Startle ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Startle is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Startle
- Sunset Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sunset Heights is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Heights
- Terminal Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Terminal Junction is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terminal Junction
- Warwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Warwood is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwood
- Willow Springs ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Willow Springs is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
How Far From Colerain 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 Colerain to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Colerain and extending to:
- Saint Clairsville, which is the Seat of Belmont County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 116 miles [186.7 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Colerain to Columbus, with an average speed<4>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 218 miles [350.8 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,000 miles [9,656.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,719 miles [10,813.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,594 miles [7,393.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Colerain) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Colerain could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Colerain 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 Colerain. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1251, Longitude: -80.8084 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.103 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.142 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.903 degrees. |
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