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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 Fly, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fly 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 Fly:
- 39.565095, -81.009085
- 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 Fly
- 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 Monroe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County
- Since Fly is near Tyler County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tyler County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Fly
Communities Also Named Fly ...
We found three communities that are also named Fly.
Within Ohio, the name Fly is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Bulloch 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 Georgia community of Fly [Bulloch County].
- North Carolina
- Montgomery 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 North Carolina community of Fly [Montgomery County].
- Tennessee
- Maury County
- This Fly is located in Maury County and lies 425 miles [684 km]<2> to the southwest of the Fly that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maury County community of Fly.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fly ...
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.
- Alexis
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Alexis is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexis
- Centerview ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Centerview is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerview
- Dairy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Dairy is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dairy
- Everett
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Everett is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
- Fly Ferry
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Fly Ferry is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly Ferry
- Friendly
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Glass
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Glass is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glass
- Grandview
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Little
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Little is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little
- Mechanicsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mechanicsburg is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsburg
- Sistersville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Stringtown ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Stringtown is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Trail Run ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Trail Run is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trail Run
How Far From Fly to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Fly to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fly and extending to:
- Woodsfield, which is the Seat of Monroe County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Fly to Woodsfield, with an average speed<4> 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 109 miles [175.4 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 217 miles [349.2 km] to the east (E). 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 6,033 miles [9,709.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,751 miles [10,864.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,626 miles [7,444.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 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 Fly 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fly) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Fly 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 Fly. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5651, Longitude: -81.0091 In this case, the coordinates for Fly have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.248 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.222 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.187 degrees. |
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