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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 Davisville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Davisville 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 Davisville:
    • 39.097850, -82.612108
    • 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 Davisville
  • 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 Davisville ...

We found seventeen communities that share the name Davisville.

Within Ohio, the name Davisville is unique.

Beyond Ohio, we know of another seventeen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these seventeen communities, sixteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Calhoun County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Davisville [Calhoun County].
      • Macon County
      • This Davisville is located in Macon County and lies 497 miles [799.8 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Davisville that is located in Jackson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macon County community of Davisville.
    • Kentucky
      • Lawrence County
      • This Davisville is located in Lawrence County and lies 78 miles [125.5 km]<2> to the south of the Davisville that is located in Jackson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Davisville.
    • Massachusetts
      • Barnstable County
      • This Davisville is located in Barnstable County and lies 655 miles [1,054.1 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Davisville that is located in Jackson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barnstable County community of Davisville.
    • Mississippi
      • Jasper County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Davisville [Jasper County].
    • Missouri
      • Crawford County
      • This Davisville is located in Crawford County and lies 471 miles [758 km]<2> to the west of the Davisville that is located in Jackson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Davisville.
    • New Hampshire
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Davisville is located in Hillsborough County and lies 620 miles [997.8 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Davisville that is located in Jackson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Davisville.
      • Merrimack County
      • This Davisville is located in Merrimack County and lies 633 miles [1,018.7 km] to the east northeast of the Davisville that is located in Jackson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Merrimack County community of Davisville.
    • New Jersey
      • Burlington County
      • This Davisville is located in Burlington County and lies 430 miles [692 km]<2> to the east of the Davisville that is located in Jackson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burlington County community of Davisville.
      • Camden County
      • This Davisville is located in Camden County and lies 406 miles [653.4 km] to the east of the Davisville that is located in Jackson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Camden County community of Davisville.
    • Ontario
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Davisville.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Bucks County
      • This Davisville is located in Bucks County and lies 408 miles [656.6 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Davisville that is located in Jackson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bucks County community of Davisville.
    • Rhode Island
      • Washington County
      • This Davisville is located in Washington County and lies 610 miles [981.7 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Davisville that is located in Jackson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Davisville.
    • Texas
      • Angelina County
      • This Davisville is located in Angelina County and lies 863 miles [1,388.9 km]<2> to the southwest of the Davisville that is located in Jackson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Angelina County community of Davisville.
      • Leon County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Davisville [Leon County].
    • West Virginia
      • Tucker County
      • This Davisville is located in Tucker County and lies 157 miles [252.7 km]<2> to the east of the Davisville that is located in Jackson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tucker County community of Davisville.
      • Wood County
      • This Davisville is located in Wood County and lies 60 miles [96.6 km] to the east of the Davisville that is located in Jackson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Davisville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Davisville ...

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.

  • Buffalo
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
    • Buffalo is located in Jackson County
  • Comet
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Comet have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
    • Comet is located in Jackson County
  • Englishville
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Englishville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englishville
    • Englishville is located in Jackson County
  • Glen Roy
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
    • Glen Roy is located in Jackson County
  • Jonestown
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonestown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
    • Jonestown is located in Jackson County
  • Leo
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leo
    • Leo is located in Jackson County
  • Maple Grove ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
    • Maple Grove is located in Jackson County
  • Roads
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roads have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roads
    • Roads is located in Jackson County
  • Tom Corwin
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tom Corwin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tom Corwin
    • Tom Corwin is located in Jackson County

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

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

  • Jackson, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies just to the South Southwest.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 63 miles [101.4 km]<2> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Davisville to Columbus, with an average speed<5> 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 about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 299 miles [481.2 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 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,119 miles [9,847.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,838 miles [11,004.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,714 miles [7,586.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Davisville 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.
<2>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 from Point A (ie- Davisville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Davisville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0979, Longitude: -82.6121       In this case, the coordinates for Davisville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>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 Davisville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 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.
<6>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 Davisville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.248 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.293 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.053 degrees.









 

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