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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 Constitution, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Constitution 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 Constitution:
    • 39.348130, -81.554569
    • 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 Constitution
  • 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 Constitution is near Wood County and also Athens 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 Athens 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 Constitution

Communities Also Named Constitution ...

We found two communities that are also named Constitution.

Within Ohio, the name Constitution is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • DeKalb County
      • This Constitution is located in DeKalb County and lies 420 miles [675.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Constitution that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Constitution.
    • Pennsylvania
      • York 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 Constitution [York County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Constitution ...

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.

  • Boreman
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Boreman is located in Wood County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boreman
  • Central
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Central is located in Wood County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
  • Corner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Corner is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner
  • Grand View
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Grand View is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View
  • Hillcrest
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Hillcrest is located in Wood County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
  • Larkmead
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Larkmead is located in Wood County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkmead
  • Liberty Hills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Liberty Hills is located in Wood County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hills
  • Locust Fork
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Locust Fork is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Fork
  • Ponderosa
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Ponderosa is located in Wood County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponderosa
  • Porterfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Porterfield is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterfield
  • Riverview
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Riverview is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
  • Rockland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Rockland is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Rolling Hills
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Rolling Hills is located in Wood County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
    • Sand Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Sand Hill is located in Wood County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
    • Scenic Hills
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Scenic Hills is located in Wood County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Hills
    • Sunrise
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Sunrise is located in Wood County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
    • Sunset Heights
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Sunset Heights is located in Wood County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Heights
    • Tallyho
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Tallyho is located in Wood County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallyho
    • Valley Mills
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Valley Mills is located in Wood County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Mills
    • Veto
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Veto is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veto
    • Woodland Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Woodland Park is located in Wood County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Constitution and extending to:

  • Marietta, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies just to the Northeast.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 87 miles [140 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Constitution 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 5 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 243 miles [391.1 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 6,065 miles [9,760.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,783 miles [10,916.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,658 miles [7,496.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Constitution) 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Constitution 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 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 Constitution 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 Constitution. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3481, Longitude: -81.5546       In this case, the coordinates for Constitution have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.59 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.58 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.503 degrees.