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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 Getaway, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Getaway 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 Getaway:
    • 38.486748, -82.467933
    • 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 Getaway
  • 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 Lawrence County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
    • Since Getaway is near Cabell County and also Wayne County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cabell County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne 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 Getaway

Curious and Interesting Names Near Getaway ...

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.

  • Bald Knob
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Bald Knob is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Knob
  • Cebee
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Cebee is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cebee
  • Chancellor Hills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Chancellor Hills is located in Cabell County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chancellor Hills
  • Crescent Lake
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Crescent Lake is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Lake
  • Glenroy
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Glenroy is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenroy
  • Harveytown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Harveytown is located in Cabell County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveytown
  • Home Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Home Park is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Park
  • Ida ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Ida is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
  • Lincoln Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lincoln Park is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
  • Lockdale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lockdale is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockdale
  • Park Hills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Park Hills is located in Cabell County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Hills
  • Rock Camp
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Rock Camp is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Camp
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Rockwood
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Rockwood is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
    • Sulphur Springs
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Sulphur Springs is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
    • Sunrise
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Sunrise is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
    • Walnut Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Walnut Park is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Park
    • Willow Wood
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Willow Wood is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Wood
    • Willowvale
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Willowvale is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowvale

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

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

  • Ironton, which is the Seat of Lawrence County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Getaway to Ironton, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 106 miles [170.6 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 294 miles [473.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,141 miles [9,883 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,858 miles [11,036.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,733 miles [7,617 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Getaway) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Getaway 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 Getaway. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4867, Longitude: -82.4679       In this case, the coordinates for Getaway have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.169 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.113 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.183 degrees.