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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 Crossenville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Crossenville 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 Crossenville:
- 39.680623, -82.356264
- 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 Crossenville
- 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 Crossenville is near Hocking County and also Fairfield County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hocking County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fairfield 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 Crossenville
Curious and Interesting Names Near Crossenville ...
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.
- Clarksville ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Clarksville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Dixie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Dixie is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Geneva
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Geneva is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- Gore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gore is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gore
- Hideaway Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hideaway Hills is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hideaway Hills
- Joe ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Joe is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joe
- Junction City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mainsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mainsville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainsville
- Maxville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Maxville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
- Rushville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Crossenville 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 Crossenville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Crossenville and extending to:
- New Lexington, which is the Seat of Perry County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 39 miles [62.8 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Crossenville to Columbus, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 289 miles [465.1 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 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,082 miles [9,788 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,803 miles [10,948.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,679 miles [7,530.1 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- Crossenville) 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 Crossenville 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 Crossenville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6806, Longitude: -82.3563 In this case, the coordinates for Crossenville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.077 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.184 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.751 degrees. |
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