Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Eifort:
  • 38.833410, -82.652942
  • 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 Eifort

• 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 Lawrence County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
  • Since Eifort is near Scioto County and also Jackson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Scioto County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson 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 Eifort

Curious and Interesting Names Near Eifort ...

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.

• Bloom Junction
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Bloom Junction is located in Scioto County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloom Junction
• Edmunds Switch
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Edmunds Switch is located in Scioto County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmunds Switch
• Egypt
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Egypt is located in Scioto County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
• Firebrick
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Firebrick is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firebrick
• Frederick
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Frederick is located in Scioto County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick
• Horeb
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Horeb is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horeb
• Kitchen
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Kitchen is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitchen
• Mabee Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Mabee Corner is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabee Corner
• Madland ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Madland is located in Scioto County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madland
• Olive Furnace
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Olive Furnace is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Furnace
• Pinkerman
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Pinkerman is located in Scioto County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinkerman

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

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

• Ironton, which is the Seat of Lawrence County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Eifort to Ironton, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 80 miles [128.7 km] to the north northwest (NNW). 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 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 301 miles [484.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,133 miles [9,870.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,851 miles [11,025.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,727 miles [7,607.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'