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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 Fernwood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fernwood and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Fernwood:
    • 40.335511, -80.711592
    • 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 Fernwood
  • 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 Fernwood is near Brooke County and also Hancock 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 Hancock 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 Fernwood

Communities Also Named Fernwood ...

We found 31 communities that are also named Fernwood.

Within Ohio, the name Fernwood is unique.

Beyond Ohio, we know of 31 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 31 communities, 28 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Tuscaloosa County
      • This Fernwood is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 620 miles [997.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Fernwood that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Fernwood.
    • British Columbia
      • This Fernwood lies 2,154 miles [3,466.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Fernwood that is located in Jefferson County.
    • California
      • Humboldt County
      • This Fernwood is located in Humboldt County and lies 2,238 miles [3,601.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Fernwood that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Humboldt County community of Fernwood.
      • Los Angeles County
      • This Fernwood is located in Los Angeles County and lies 2,111 miles [3,397.3 km] to the west of the Fernwood that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Fernwood.
    • Connecticut
      • Middlesex County
      • This Fernwood is located in Middlesex County and lies 440 miles [708.1 km]<1> to the east of the Fernwood that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Fernwood.
    • Delaware
      • Kent County
      • This Fernwood is located in Kent County and lies 291 miles [468.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Fernwood that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Fernwood.
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Fernwood is located in Hillsborough County and lies 852 miles [1,371.2 km]<1> to the south of the Fernwood that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Fernwood.
    • Georgia
      • Chatham County
      • This Fernwood is located in Chatham County and lies 573 miles [922.2 km]<1> to the south of the Fernwood that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chatham County community of Fernwood.
      • Clayton County
      • This Fernwood is located in Clayton County and lies 504 miles [811.1 km] to the south southwest of the Fernwood that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clayton County community of Fernwood.
      • Fayette County
      • This Fernwood is located in Fayette County and lies 523 miles [841.7 km] to the south southwest of the Fernwood that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Fernwood.
      • Oconee County
      • This Fernwood is located in Oconee County and lies 469 miles [754.8 km] to the south southwest of the Fernwood that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oconee County community of Fernwood.
      • Troup County
      • This Fernwood is located in Troup County and lies 554 miles [891.6 km] to the south southwest of the Fernwood that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Troup County community of Fernwood.
    • Idaho
      • Benewah County
      • This Fernwood is located in Benewah County and lies 1,823 miles [2,933.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Fernwood that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benewah County community of Fernwood.
    • Illinois
      • Cook County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Fernwood [Cook County].
    • Maryland
      • Montgomery County
      • This Fernwood is located in Montgomery County and lies 210 miles [338 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Fernwood that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Fernwood.
    • Mississippi
      • Pike County
      • This Fernwood is located in Pike County and lies 833 miles [1,340.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Fernwood that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Fernwood.
    • New Hampshire
      • Sullivan County
      • This Fernwood is located in Sullivan County and lies 492 miles [791.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Fernwood that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Fernwood.
    • New Jersey
      • Mercer County
      • This Fernwood is located in Mercer County and lies 311 miles [500.5 km]<1> to the east of the Fernwood that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Fernwood.
    • New York
      • Oswego County
      • This Fernwood is located in Oswego County and lies 320 miles [515 km]<1> to the northeast of the Fernwood that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oswego County community of Fernwood.
      • Saratoga County
      • This Fernwood is located in Saratoga County and lies 416 miles [669.5 km] to the east northeast of the Fernwood that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saratoga County community of Fernwood.
      • Sullivan County
      • This Fernwood is located in Sullivan County and lies 312 miles [502.1 km] to the east northeast of the Fernwood that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Fernwood.
    • North Carolina
      • Rutherford County
      • This Fernwood is located in Rutherford County and lies 348 miles [560.1 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Fernwood that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutherford County community of Fernwood.
      • Transylvania County
      • This Fernwood is located in Transylvania County and lies 369 miles [593.8 km] to the south southwest of the Fernwood that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Transylvania County community of Fernwood.
    • Ontario
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Fernwood.
    • Oregon
      • Clackamas County
      • This Fernwood is located in Clackamas County and lies 2,119 miles [3,410.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Fernwood that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clackamas County community of Fernwood.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Clearfield County
      • This Fernwood is located in Clearfield County and lies 125 miles [201.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Fernwood that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clearfield County community of Fernwood.
      • Delaware County
      • This Fernwood is located in Delaware County and lies 289 miles [465.1 km] to the east of the Fernwood that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Fernwood.
    • Prince Edward Island
      • This Fernwood lies 941 miles [1,514.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Fernwood that is located in Jefferson County.
    • South Carolina
      • Anderson County
      • This Fernwood is located in Anderson County and lies 419 miles [674.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Fernwood that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Fernwood.
    • Tennessee
      • Hamblen County
      • This Fernwood is located in Hamblen County and lies 320 miles [515 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Fernwood that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamblen County community of Fernwood.
    • Washington
      • Kitsap County
      • This Fernwood is located in Kitsap County and lies 2,116 miles [3,405.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Fernwood that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kitsap County community of Fernwood.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fernwood ...

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.

  • Dogtown ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Dogtown is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
  • Fells ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Fells is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fells
  • Fishersville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Fishersville is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishersville
  • Forest View
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Forest View is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest View
  • Green Acres
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Green Acres is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
  • Lincoln Heights
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Lincoln Heights is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights
  • Overlook Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Overlook Hills is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook Hills
  • Pleasant Heights
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Pleasant Heights is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Heights
  • Reeds Mill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Reeds Mill is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Mill
  • Sunshine Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Sunshine Park is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Park
  • Winterdale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Winterdale is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterdale
  • Wintersville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)

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

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

  • Steubenville, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies just to the East Northeast.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 123 miles [197.9 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Fernwood to Columbus, with an average speed<4>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 219 miles [352.4 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,987 miles [9,635.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,706 miles [10,792.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,582 miles [7,374 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fernwood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Fernwood 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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Fernwood 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 Fernwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3355, Longitude: -80.7116       In this case, the coordinates for Fernwood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.034 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.095 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.785 degrees.