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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 Darbyville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Darbyville 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 Darbyville:
- 39.695518, -83.113889
- 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 Darbyville
- 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 Pickaway County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pickaway County
- Since Darbyville is near Madison County and also Franklin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin 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 Darbyville
Communities Also Named Darbyville ...
We found three communities that are also named Darbyville.
Within Ohio, the name Darbyville is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of three communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Iowa
- Appanoose County
- This Darbyville is located in Appanoose County and lies 519 miles [835.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Darbyville that is located in Pickaway County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Appanoose County community of Darbyville.
- Ontario
- This Darbyville lies 308 miles [495.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Darbyville that is located in Pickaway County.
- Virginia
- Lee County
- This Darbyville is located in Lee County and lies 197 miles [317 km]<1> to the south of the Darbyville that is located in Pickaway County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Darbyville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Darbyville ...
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.
- Borrors Corners ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Borrors Corners is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borrors Corners
- Derby
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Derby is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Era
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Era is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Era
- Five Points
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Five Points is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Fox
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fox is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
- Gray ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gray is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
- Harrisburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Kinderhook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Kinderhook is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinderhook
- Kozy Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kozy Corners is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kozy Corners
- Little Chicago
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Little Chicago is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Chicago
- Little Walnut
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Little Walnut is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Walnut
- Robtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Robtown is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robtown
- Yankeetown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Yankeetown is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankeetown
How Far From Darbyville to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a village such as Darbyville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Darbyville and extending to:
- Circleville, which is the Seat of Pickaway County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Darbyville to Circleville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 20 miles [32.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 329 miles [529.5 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,112 miles [9,836.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,835 miles [10,999.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,710 miles [7,580 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Darbyville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Darbyville 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 Darbyville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6955, Longitude: -83.1139 In this case, the coordinates for Darbyville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.549 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.724 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.088 degrees. |
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