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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 Doherty, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Doherty 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 Doherty:
    • 39.808961, -81.309281
    • 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 Doherty
  • 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 Monroe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County
    • Since Doherty is near Noble County and also Belmont County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Noble County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Belmont 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 Doherty

Communities Also Named Doherty ...

We found three communities that are also named Doherty.

Within Ohio, the name Doherty is unique.

Beyond Ohio, we know of three communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, one is located in the United States and the other two communities are located in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Michigan
      • Isabella 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 Michigan community of Doherty [Isabella County].
    • Ontario
      • This Doherty lies 500 miles [804.7 km]<2> to the north of the Doherty that is located in Monroe County.
    • Quebec
      • This Doherty lies 475 miles [764.4 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Doherty that is located in Monroe County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Doherty ...

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.

  • Boston
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Boston is located in Belmont County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
  • Center ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Center is located in Noble County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
  • Cliffyville ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Cliffyville is located in Noble County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffyville
  • Decker
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Decker is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker
  • Flag
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Flag is located in Noble County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flag
  • Fredericksdale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Fredericksdale is located in Noble County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksdale
  • Hartshorn
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Hartshorn is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartshorn
  • Jacobsburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jacobsburg is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobsburg
  • Lewisville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Lewisville is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
  • Mud Run
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Mud Run is located in Noble County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Run
  • Sarahsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Sarahsville is located in Noble County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarahsville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
  • Steamtown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Steamtown is located in Noble County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steamtown
  • Temperanceville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Temperanceville is located in Belmont County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temperanceville
  • Whigville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Whigville is located in Noble County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whigville

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

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

  • Woodsfield, which is the Seat of Monroe County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Doherty to Woodsfield, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 90 miles [144.8 km] to the west (W). 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 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 236 miles [379.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,035 miles [9,712.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,753 miles [10,867.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,629 miles [7,449.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Doherty 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 '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- Doherty) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Doherty 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 Doherty. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8090, Longitude: -81.3093       In this case, the coordinates for Doherty have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.424 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.46 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.238 degrees.