Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Condeville:
  • 38.952025, -81.908470
  • 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 Condeville

• 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 Meigs County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Meigs County
  • Since Condeville is near Mason County and also Jackson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mason County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson 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 Condeville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Condeville ...

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.

• Antiquity
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Antiquity is located in Meigs County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antiquity
• Apple Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Apple Grove is located in Meigs County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
• Board
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Board is located in Mason County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Board
• Great Bend
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Great Bend is located in Meigs County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Bend
• Hills Crossing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Hills Crossing is located in Jackson County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Crossing
• Longdale
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Longdale is located in Mason County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longdale
• Oakgrove ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Oakgrove is located in Meigs County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakgrove
• Plants
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Plants is located in Meigs County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plants
• Sassafras
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Sassafras is located in Mason County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
• School House ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • School House is located in Jackson County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for School House
• Spiller
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Spiller is located in Meigs County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiller
• Willow Grove ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Willow Grove is located in Jackson County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove

How Far From Condeville to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Condeville to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Pomeroy, which is the Seat of Meigs County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 91 miles [146.5 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Condeville to Columbus, with an average speed<2>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 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,097 miles [9,812.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,814 miles [10,966.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,690 miles [7,547.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'