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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 Conway Addition, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Conway Addition 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 Conway Addition:
- 39.751457, -82.088198
- 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 Conway Addition
- 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 Perry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Perry County
- Since Conway Addition is near Morgan County and also Muskingum County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Muskingum 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 Conway Addition
Curious and Interesting Names Near Conway Addition ...
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.
- Cannon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cannon is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
- Clover Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Clover Hill is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Flatiron
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Flatiron is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatiron
- Ironspot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ironspot is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironspot
- Lyonsdale ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lyonsdale is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonsdale
- Redfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Redfield is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
- Rose Farm
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rose Farm is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Farm
- Roseville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Stringtown
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Stringtown is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Tropic
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Tropic is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tropic
- Yellowtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Yellowtown is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellowtown
How Far From Conway Addition 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 Conway Addition to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Conway Addition and extending to:
- New Lexington, which is the Seat of Perry County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 50 miles [80.5 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Conway Addition to Columbus, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 276 miles [444.2 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,069 miles [9,767.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,789 miles [10,925.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,664 miles [7,506 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Conway Addition) 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 Conway Addition 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 Conway Addition. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7515, Longitude: -82.0882 In this case, the coordinates for Conway Addition have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.908 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.002 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.607 degrees. |
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