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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 Fells, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fells 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 Fells:
    • 40.291181, -80.718135
    • 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 Fells
  • 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
    • Since Fells is near Brooke County and also Harrison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Brooke County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Harrison 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 Fells

Communities Also Named Fells ...

We found one communities that are also named Fells.

Within Ohio, the name Fells is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Massachusetts
      • Middlesex County
      • This Fells is located in Middlesex County and lies 521 miles [838.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Fells that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Fells.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fells ...

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.

  • Beech Bottom
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Beech Bottom is located in Brooke County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Bottom
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 462 people
  • Brilliant
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Brilliant is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brilliant
  • Deandale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Deandale is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deandale
  • Dogtown ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Dogtown is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
  • Dutch Town
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Dutch Town is located in Brooke County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Town
  • Forest View
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Forest View is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest View
  • Georges Run
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Georges Run is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Run
  • Green Acres
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Green Acres is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
  • Greentown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Greentown is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown
  • Hopewell
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Hopewell is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
  • Jug Run
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jug Run is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jug Run
  • Reeds Mill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Reeds Mill is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Mill
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Rush Run
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Rush Run is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Run
    • Salt Run
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Salt Run is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Run
    • Shank Town
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Shank Town is located in Brooke County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shank Town
    • Stringer
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Stringer is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringer
    • Sunshine Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Sunshine Park is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Park
    • Winterdale
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Winterdale is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterdale

How Far From Fells 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 Fells 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<2> community of Fells once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Fells and extending to:

  • Steubenville, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies just to the Northeast.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 122 miles [196.3 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Fells to Columbus, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 218 miles [350.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,989 miles [9,638.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,709 miles [10,797.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,584 miles [7,377.2 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Fells) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Fells, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Fells 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 Fells. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2912, Longitude: -80.7181       In this case, the coordinates for Fells have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.04 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.095 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.804 degrees.