Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Donnersville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Donnersville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Donnersville
- 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 Donnersville:
- 40.118959, -80.982596
- 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 Donnersville
- 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 Belmont County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Belmont County
- Since Donnersville is near Harrison County and also Jefferson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Harrison County
- eBird sighting report for Jefferson 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Donnersville ...
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.
- Blainesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blainesville
- Blainesville is located in Belmont County
- Crabapple
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Fairpoint
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairpoint have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairpoint
- Fairpoint is located in Belmont County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairpoint <2>
- Flushing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flushing
- Flushing is located in Belmont County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 821 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flushing <2>
- Great Western
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Great Western have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Western
- Great Western is located in Belmont County
- Homeside
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Kinsman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinsman
- Kinsman is located in Belmont County
- Lloydsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lloydsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloydsville
- Lloydsville is located in Belmont County
- Provident
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Shepherdstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shepherdstown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherdstown
- Shepherdstown is located in Belmont County
- Uniontown ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
How Far From Donnersville to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Donnersville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Donnersville and extending to:
- Saint Clairsville, which is the Seat of Belmont County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 106 miles [170.6 km]<3> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Donnersville to Columbus, with an average speed<4>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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 226 miles [363.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,008 miles [9,668.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,727 miles [10,826.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,602 miles [7,406.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Donnersville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Belmont County: www.belmontcountyohio.org/
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Donnersville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Donnersville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1190, Longitude: -80.9826 In this case, the coordinates for Donnersville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Donnersville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.211 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.263 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.984 degrees. |