Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Englishville:
  • 39.112849, -82.606830
  • 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 Englishville

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

Communities Also Named Englishville ...

We found one communities that are also named Englishville.

Within Ohio, the name Englishville is unique.

Beyond Ohio, there is another community also named Englishville in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Michigan
    • Kent County
    • This Englishville is located in Kent County and lies 319 miles [513.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Englishville that is located in Jackson County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Englishville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Englishville ...

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.

• Buffalo
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Buffalo is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
• Comet
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Comet is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
• Glen Roy
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Glen Roy is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
• Jonestown
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Jonestown is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
• Leo
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Leo is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leo
• Maple Grove ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Maple Grove is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
• Roads
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Roads is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roads
• Tom Corwin
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Tom Corwin is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tom Corwin

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

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

• Jackson, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 63 miles [101.4 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Englishville to Columbus, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 299 miles [481.2 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,118 miles [9,846 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,838 miles [11,004.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,713 miles [7,584.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'