Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Devola:
  • 39.473685, -81.479011
  • 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 Devola

• 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 Devola is near Wood County and also Noble County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wood County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Noble 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 Devola

Curious and Interesting Names Near Devola ...

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.

• Churchtown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Churchtown is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchtown
• Grand View
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Grand View is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View
• Locust Fork
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Locust Fork is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Fork
• Oak Grove
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Oak Grove is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Rainbow
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Rainbow is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow
• Rathbone
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Rathbone is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rathbone
• Ruraldale
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Ruraldale is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruraldale
• Stanleyville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Stanleyville is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanleyville
• Unionville
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Unionville is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Devola and extending to:

• Marietta, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 87 miles [140 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Devola to Columbus, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 241 miles [387.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,056 miles [9,746.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,774 miles [10,901.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,650 miles [7,483.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'