Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Emerald, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Emerald and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Emerald
- 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 Emerald:
- 39.000962, -83.657819
- 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 Emerald
- 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 Adams County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Adams County
- Since Emerald is near Brown County and also Highland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Brown County
- eBird sighting report for Highland 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
Communities Also Named Emerald ...
We found fifteen communities that share the name Emerald.
Within Ohio, the name Emerald is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of another fifteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these fifteen communities, twelve are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Kansas
- Anderson 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 Kansas community of Emerald [Anderson County].
- Franklin County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Emerald [Franklin County].
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Nebraska
- Nova Scotia
- This Emerald lies 1,249 miles [2,010.1 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Emerald that is located in Adams County.
- Ontario
- This Emerald lies 502 miles [807.9 km]<2> to the northeast of the Emerald that is located in Adams County.
- Pennsylvania
- Greene 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 Pennsylvania community of Emerald [Greene County].
- Lehigh County
- This Emerald is located in Lehigh County and lies 441 miles [709.7 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Emerald that is located in Adams County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lehigh County community of Emerald.
- Prince Edward Island
- This Emerald lies 1,135 miles [1,826.6 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Emerald that is located in Adams County.
- Texas
- Washington
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Emerald ...
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.
- Buck Run ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Cherry Fork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Fork
- Cherry Fork is located in Adams County
- Estimated population in 2016: 155 people
- Five Points
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Five Points is located in Brown County
- Jessup
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - May Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Hill
- May Hill is located in Adams County
- Seaman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaman
- Seaman is located in Adams County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 886 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seaman <5>
- Sugar Tree Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Tree Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Tree Ridge
- Sugar Tree Ridge is located in Highland County
- Tranquility
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tranquility
- Tranquility is located in Adams County
How Far From Emerald 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 Emerald to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Emerald and extending to:
- West Union, which is the Seat of Adams County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Emerald to West Union, with an average speed<6> 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 75 miles [120.7 km] to the north northeast (NNE). 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 355 miles [571.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 21 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,166 miles [9,923.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,887 miles [11,083.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,762 miles [7,663.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Emerald. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Emerald 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- Emerald) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Emerald. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0010, Longitude: -83.6578 |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Emerald, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Emerald to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.898 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.021 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.55 degrees. |