Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Gnadenhutten:
  • 40.359641, -81.428914
  • 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 Gnadenhutten

• 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 Tuscarawas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tuscarawas County
  • Since Gnadenhutten is near Harrison County and also Coshocton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Harrison County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Coshocton 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 Gnadenhutten

Curious and Interesting Names Near Gnadenhutten ...

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.

• Elm ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Elm is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm
• Lock Seventeen
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Lock Seventeen is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock Seventeen
• Riverside Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Riverside Park is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Park
• Rock
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Rock is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
• Royal Lane Park
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Royal Lane Park is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Lane Park
• Rush
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Rush is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush
• Stillwater
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Stillwater is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater
• Three Legs Town ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Three Legs Town is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Legs Town
• Yankeetown ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Yankeetown is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankeetown

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

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

• New Philadelphia, which is the Seat of Tuscarawas County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Gnadenhutten to New Philadelphia, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 86 miles [138.4 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 254 miles [408.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,015 miles [9,680.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,736 miles [10,840.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,611 miles [7,420.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'