Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Derthick, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Derthick and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Derthick

• 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 Derthick:
  • 39.494515, -82.117368
  • 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 Derthick

• 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 Athens County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Athens County
  • Since Derthick is near Hocking County and also Morgan 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 Morgan 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 Derthick

Curious and Interesting Names Near Derthick ...

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.

• Bishopville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Bishopville is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishopville
• Goose Run ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Goose Run is located in Athens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Run
• Greens Run
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Greens Run is located in Athens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Run
• Jobs
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Jobs is located in Hocking County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jobs
• Lewis ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Lewis is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
• Monday
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Monday is located in Hocking County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monday
• Redtown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Redtown is located in Athens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redtown
• Trimble
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Trimble is located in Athens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trimble <1>
• Truetown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Truetown is located in Athens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truetown

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Derthick and extending to:

• Athens, which is the Seat of Athens County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Derthick to Athens, 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 57 miles [91.7 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 274 miles [441 km] to the east (E). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,081 miles [9,786.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,801 miles [10,945.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,676 miles [7,525.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'