Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Feightner:
  • 39.412565, -82.747115
  • 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 Feightner

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Feightner ...

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.

• Apple
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Apple is located in Hocking County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple
• Eagle Mills
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Eagle Mills is located in Vinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Mills
• Goosetown ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Goosetown is located in Vinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goosetown
• Hallsville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Hallsville is located in Ross County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
• Huntsville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Huntsville is located in Pickaway County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
• Jimtown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jimtown is located in Vinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
• Mound Crossing
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Mound Crossing is located in Hocking County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Crossing
• Nancy ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Nancy is located in Hocking County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nancy
• Poe Valley ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Poe Valley is located in Ross County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poe Valley
• Reeds ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Reeds is located in Hocking County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds
• Rockhouse ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Rockhouse is located in Hocking County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhouse
• Stringtown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Stringtown is located in Pickaway County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<1> community of Feightner once stood, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Feightner and extending to:

• Chillicothe, which is the Seat of Ross County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Feightner to Chillicothe, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 41 miles [66 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 307 miles [494.1 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,110 miles [9,833.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,831 miles [10,993.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,706 miles [7,573.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'