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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 Dry Run, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dry Run 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 Dry Run:
    • 40.636731, -80.535069
    • 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 Dry Run
  • 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 Columbiana County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Columbiana County
    • Since Dry Run is near Beaver County and also Hancock County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Beaver County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hancock 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 Dry Run

Communities Also Named Dry Run ...

We found nine communities that are also named Dry Run.

There are two communities within Ohio that are also named Dry Run.

Beyond Ohio, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Ohio ...
    • Hamilton County
      • This Dry Run is located in Hamilton County and lies 227 miles [365.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Dry Run that is located in Columbiana County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Dry Run.
    • Scioto County
      • This Dry Run is located in Scioto County and lies 184 miles [296.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Dry Run that is located in Columbiana County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scioto County community of Dry Run.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Dallas County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Dry Run [Dallas County].
    • Kentucky
      • Scott County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Dry Run [Scott County].
    • Maryland
      • Washington County
      • This Dry Run is located in Washington County and lies 153 miles [246.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Dry Run that is located in Columbiana County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Dry Run.
    • Mississippi
      • Prentiss County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Dry Run [Prentiss County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Beaver County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Dry Run [Beaver County].
      • Franklin County
      • This Dry Run is located in Franklin County and lies 149 miles [239.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Dry Run that is located in Columbiana County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Dry Run.
    • West Virginia
      • Pendleton County
      • This Dry Run is located in Pendleton County and lies 149 miles [239.8 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Dry Run that is located in Columbiana County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pendleton County community of Dry Run.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dry Run ...

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.

  • Chester
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Chester is located in Hancock County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,313 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <3>
  • Congo
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Congo is located in Hancock County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congo
  • Fairhaven
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Fairhaven is located in Hancock County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
  • Five Points
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Five Points is located in Beaver County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
  • Georgetown
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Glasgow
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Glasgow is located in Beaver County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
  • Hookstown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jethro
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jethro is located in Columbiana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jethro
  • Lennyville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lennyville is located in Hancock County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lennyville
  • Pleasant Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Pleasant Heights is located in Columbiana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Heights
  • Shippingport
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Shippingport is located in Beaver County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shippingport
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
  • Spring Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Spring Grove is located in Columbiana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
  • Sprucevale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Sprucevale is located in Columbiana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprucevale

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

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

  • Lisbon, which is the Seat of Columbiana County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Dry Run to Lisbon, with an average speed<4> 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 four to five hours.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 137 miles [220.5 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 221 miles [355.7 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 5,967 miles [9,603 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,687 miles [10,761.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,562 miles [7,341.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Dry Run) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Dry Run 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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Dry Run 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 Dry Run. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6367, Longitude: -80.5351       In this case, the coordinates for Dry Run have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.911 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.001 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.597 degrees.