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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 County Line, we use the following websites to find information relevant to County Line 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 County Line:
    • 39.744776, -84.481893
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on County Line
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named County Line ...

We found 26 communities that share the name County Line.

There is one other community in Ohio which is also named County Line.

Beyond Ohio, we know of another 25 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 25 communities, 24 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Ohio ...
    • Miami County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of County Line [Miami County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Blount County
      • This County Line is located in Blount County and lies 427 miles [687.2 km]<2> to the south southwest of the County Line that is located in Preble County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blount County community of County Line.
      • Covington County
      • This County Line is located in Covington County and lies 592 miles [952.7 km] to the south of the County Line that is located in Preble County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Covington County community of County Line.
      • Cullman County
      • This County Line is located in Cullman County and lies 395 miles [635.7 km] to the south southwest of the County Line that is located in Preble County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cullman County community of County Line.
      • Pike County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of County Line [Pike County].
    • Arkansas
      • Fulton County
      • This County Line is located in Fulton County and lies 473 miles [761.2 km]<2> to the west southwest of the County Line that is located in Preble County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of County Line.
    • Georgia
      • Barrow County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of County Line [Barrow County].
      • Carroll 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 County Line [Carroll County].
      • Meriwether County
      • This County Line is located in Meriwether County and lies 474 miles [762.8 km]<2> to the south of the County Line that is located in Preble County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Meriwether County community of County Line.
      • Stewart 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 County Line [Stewart County].
    • Indiana
      • Vigo County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of County Line [Vigo County].
    • Iowa
      • Jefferson County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of County Line [Jefferson County].
    • Michigan
      • Bay County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of County Line [Bay County].
      • Saginaw 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 Michigan community of County Line [Saginaw County].
    • New Brunswick
      • This County Line lies 970 miles [1,561.1 km]<2> to the east northeast of the County Line that is located in Preble County.
    • New York
      • Niagara County
      • This County Line is located in Niagara County and lies 397 miles [638.9 km]<2> to the northeast of the County Line that is located in Preble County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Niagara County community of County Line.
    • Nova Scotia
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nova Scotia community of County Line.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Bucks County
      • This County Line is located in Bucks County and lies 499 miles [803.1 km]<2> to the east of the County Line that is located in Preble County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bucks County community of County Line.
      • Northumberland County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of County Line [Northumberland County].
    • Texas
      • Camp County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of County Line [Camp County].
      • Hale 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 Texas community of County Line [Hale County].
      • Nacogdoches County
      • This County Line is located in Nacogdoches County and lies 805 miles [1,295.5 km]<2> to the southwest of the County Line that is located in Preble County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nacogdoches County community of County Line.
      • Rains County
      • This County Line is located in Rains County and lies 782 miles [1,258.5 km] to the west southwest of the County Line that is located in Preble County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rains County community of County Line.
    • Wisconsin
      • Milwaukee County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of County Line [Milwaukee County].
      • Oconto County
      • This County Line is located in Oconto County and lies 400 miles [643.7 km]<2> to the north northwest of the County Line that is located in Preble County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oconto County community of County Line.
      • Pierce 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 Wisconsin community of County Line [Pierce County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near County Line ...

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.

  • Airhill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airhill
    • Airhill is located in Montgomery County
  • Dadsville
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dadsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dadsville
    • Dadsville is located in Preble County
  • Enterprise
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enterprise have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
    • Enterprise is located in Preble County
  • Farmersville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Gratis
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gratis have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gratis
    • Gratis is located in Preble County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 847 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gratis <5>
  • Hays Corner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hays Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays Corner
    • Hays Corner is located in Montgomery County
  • Johnsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
    • Johnsville is located in Montgomery County
  • Lewisburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
    • Lewisburg is located in Preble County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,751 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewisburg <5>
  • Little Richmond
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Richmond have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Richmond
    • Little Richmond is located in Montgomery County
  • Ransom
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ransom have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom
    • Ransom is located in Preble County
  • Sampleville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sampleville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sampleville
    • Sampleville is located in Preble County
  • Wheatville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheatville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatville
    • Wheatville is located in Preble County

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

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

  • Eaton, which is the Seat of Preble County, lies just to the West.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 80 miles [128.7 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from County Line to Columbus, with an average speed<6>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 401 miles [645.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,164 miles [9,920 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,890 miles [11,088.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,766 miles [7,670.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for County Line. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about County Line, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- County Line) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in County Line. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7448, Longitude: -84.4819       In this case, the coordinates for County Line have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>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 County Line 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.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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 County Line to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.409 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.712 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.697 degrees.




 

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