Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Fullview Heights:
  • 39.281184, -82.149868
  • 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 Fullview Heights

• 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 Athens County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Athens County
  • Since Fullview Heights is near Vinton County and also Meigs 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 Meigs 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 Fullview Heights

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fullview Heights ...

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.

• Clearview
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Clearview is located in Athens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
• Elliottville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Elliottville is located in Athens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottville
• Fisher
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Fisher is located in Athens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
• Longview Heights
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Longview Heights is located in Athens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview Heights
• Marydale
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Marydale is located in Athens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydale
• Rolling Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Rolling Hills is located in Athens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
• University Heights
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • University Heights is located in Athens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
• Wonder Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Wonder Hills is located in Athens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wonder Hills

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Fullview Heights and extending to:

• Athens, which is the Seat of Athens County, lies just to the Northeast.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 65 miles [104.6 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Fullview Heights 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 275 miles [442.6 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,092 miles [9,804.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,811 miles [10,961.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,686 miles [7,541.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'