Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Gavers:
  • 40.707005, -80.805636
  • 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 Gavers

• 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 Columbiana County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Columbiana County
  • Since Gavers is near Jefferson County and also Carroll County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll 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 Gavers

Curious and Interesting Names Near Gavers ...

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.

• Campus
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Campus is located in Columbiana County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campus
• Diamond Valley
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Diamond Valley is located in Columbiana County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Valley
• Five Forks
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Five Forks is located in Columbiana County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
• Glasgow
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Glasgow is located in Columbiana County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
• Haysville ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Haysville is located in Columbiana County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
• Jordanville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jordanville is located in Columbiana County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordanville
• Lisbon
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Lisbon is located in Columbiana County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,626 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lisbon <1>
• Lockbridge ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Lockbridge is located in Columbiana County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockbridge
• Logtown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Logtown is located in Columbiana County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logtown
• Rock Camp
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Rock Camp is located in Columbiana County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Camp
• Summitville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Summitville is located in Columbiana County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summitville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people

How Far From Gavers to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Gavers to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Gavers and extending to:

• Lisbon, which is the Seat of Columbiana County, lies just to the North Northeast.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 125 miles [201.2 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Gavers 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 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 235 miles [378.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,974 miles [9,614.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,695 miles [10,774.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,571 miles [7,356.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'