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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 Eastport, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Eastport 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 Eastport:
- 40.425899, -81.353167
- 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 Eastport
- 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 Tuscarawas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tuscarawas County
- Since Eastport is near Harrison County and also Carroll County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Harrison County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll 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 Eastport
Communities Also Named Eastport ...
We found thirteen communities that are also named Eastport.
Within Ohio, the name Eastport is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of thirteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these thirteen communities, twelve are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Little River County
- This Eastport is located in Little River County and lies 854 miles [1,374.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Eastport that is located in Tuscarawas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Little River County community of Eastport.
- California
- Contra Costa County
- This Eastport is located in Contra Costa County and lies 2,174 miles [3,498.7 km]<1> to the west of the Eastport that is located in Tuscarawas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Contra Costa County community of Eastport.
- Florida
- Duval County
- This Eastport is located in Duval County and lies 690 miles [1,110.4 km]<1> to the south of the Eastport that is located in Tuscarawas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Duval County community of Eastport.
- Idaho
- Boundary County
- This Eastport is located in Boundary County and lies 1,790 miles [2,880.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Eastport that is located in Tuscarawas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boundary County community of Eastport.
- Maine
- Washington County
- This Eastport is located in Washington County and lies 789 miles [1,269.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Eastport that is located in Tuscarawas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Eastport.
- Maryland
- Anne Arundel County
- This Eastport is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 277 miles [445.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Eastport that is located in Tuscarawas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Eastport.
- Michigan
- Antrim County
- This Eastport is located in Antrim County and lies 381 miles [613.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Eastport that is located in Tuscarawas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Antrim County community of Eastport.
- Mississippi
- Tishomingo County
- This Eastport is located in Tishomingo County and lies 531 miles [854.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Eastport that is located in Tuscarawas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tishomingo County community of Eastport.
- New York
- Suffolk County
- This Eastport is located in Suffolk County and lies 452 miles [727.4 km]<1> to the east of the Eastport that is located in Tuscarawas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk County community of Eastport.
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- This Eastport lies 1,461 miles [2,351.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Eastport that is located in Tuscarawas County.
- Oklahoma
- McCurtain County
- This Eastport is located in McCurtain County and lies 854 miles [1,374.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Eastport that is located in Tuscarawas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McCurtain County community of Eastport.
- Tennessee
- Cocke County
- This Eastport is located in Cocke County and lies 323 miles [519.8 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Eastport that is located in Tuscarawas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cocke County community of Eastport.
- Pickett County
- This Eastport is located in Pickett County and lies 341 miles [548.8 km] to the southwest of the Eastport that is located in Tuscarawas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pickett County community of Eastport.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Eastport ...
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.
- Egypt ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Egypt is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Elm ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Elm is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm
- Feed Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Feed Springs is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feed Springs
- Joyce
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Joyce is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyce
- Leesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Leesville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Lock Seventeen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lock Seventeen is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock Seventeen
- New England ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- New England is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New England
- New Philadelphia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Reeds Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Reeds Run is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Run
- Riverside Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Riverside Park is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Park
- Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rock is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
- Royal Lane Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Royal Lane Park is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Lane Park
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Rush
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rush is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush
- Stillwater
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Stillwater is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater
- Three Legs Town ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Three Legs Town is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Legs Town
- Yankeetown ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Yankeetown is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankeetown
How Far From Eastport 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 Eastport to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Eastport and extending to:
- New Philadelphia, which is the Seat of Tuscarawas County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 92 miles [148.1 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Eastport to Columbus, with an average speed<3>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 most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 252 miles [405.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,009 miles [9,670.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,730 miles [10,830.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,605 miles [7,411 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 from Point A (ie- Eastport) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Eastport 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 Eastport. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4259, Longitude: -81.3532 In this case, the coordinates for Eastport have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.428 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.557 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.045 degrees. |
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