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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 Decaturville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Decaturville 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 Decaturville:
- 39.334872, -81.755241
- 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 Decaturville
- 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Since Decaturville is near Athens County and also Wood County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Athens County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wood 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 Decaturville
Communities Also Named Decaturville ...
We found three communities that are also named Decaturville.
Within Ohio, the name Decaturville is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Missouri
- Camden County
- This Decaturville is located in Camden County and lies 598 miles [962.4 km]<1> to the west of the Decaturville that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Camden County community of Decaturville.
- Pennsylvania
- Clearfield County
- This Decaturville is located in Clearfield County and lies 214 miles [344.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Decaturville that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clearfield County community of Decaturville.
- Tennessee
- Decatur County
- This Decaturville is located in Decatur County and lies 434 miles [698.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Decaturville that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Decatur County community of Decaturville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Decaturville ...
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.
- Big Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Frost
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Frost is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
- Ireland
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ireland is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ireland
- Layman
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Layman is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layman
- Little Hocking
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Porterfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Redbush
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Tick Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tick Ridge is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tick Ridge
- Torch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Torch is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torch
- Veto
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Veto is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veto
How Far From Decaturville 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 Decaturville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Decaturville and extending to:
- Marietta, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Decaturville to Marietta, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 79 miles [127.1 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 254 miles [408.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,074 miles [9,775.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,792 miles [10,930.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,667 miles [7,510.8 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Decaturville) 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 Decaturville 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 Decaturville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3349, Longitude: -81.7552 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.714 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.719 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.596 degrees. |
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