Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Gould, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gould and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Gould
- 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 Gould:
- 40.317569, -80.653410
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Gould
- 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Since Gould is near Brooke County and also Hancock County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Brooke County
- eBird sighting report for Hancock 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Gould ...
We found fifteen communities that share the name Gould.
There are two communities within Ohio that are also named Gould.
Beyond Ohio, we know of another thirteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these thirteen communities, fourteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Ohio ...
- Ashtabula County
- Lucas County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Colorado
- New Mexico
- North Carolina
- Oklahoma
- Quebec
- This Gould lies 593 miles [954.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Gould that is located in Jefferson County.
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- Texas
- Bell County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Gould [Bell County].
- Cherokee County
- This Gould is located in Cherokee County and lies 986 miles [1,586.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Gould that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Gould.
- Rusk County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Gould [Rusk County].
- West Virginia
- Clay County
- This Gould is located in Clay County and lies 125 miles [201.2 km]<1> to the south of the Gould that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Gould.
- Upshur County
- This Gould is located in Upshur County and lies 100 miles [160.9 km] to the south southeast of the Gould that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Upshur County community of Gould.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gould ...
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.
- Arnold
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Brilliant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Coketown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Deandale
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deandale
- Deandale is located in Jefferson County
- Dogtown ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Dutch Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dutch Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Town
- Dutch Town is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Fells ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Fishersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fishersville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishersville
- Fishersville is located in Jefferson County
- Georges Run
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georges Run have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Run
- Georges Run is located in Jefferson County
- Lincoln Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights
- Lincoln Heights is located in Jefferson County
- Longview Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longview Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview Heights
- Longview Heights is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Louise
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Continue List (11 more) ...
- Lower Ferry ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lower Ferry. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Ferry
- Lower Ferry is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Middle Ferry ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Middle Ferry. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Ferry
- Middle Ferry is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Mingo Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingo Junction
- Mingo Junction is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,185 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mingo Junction <6>
- Overlook Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Overlook Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook Hills
- Overlook Hills is located in Jefferson County
- Pleasant Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Heights
- Pleasant Heights is located in Jefferson County
- Rabbit Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rabbit Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Hill
- Rabbit Hill is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Rockdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Salt Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Shank Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shank Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shank Town
- Shank Town is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Sunshine Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunshine Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Park
- Sunshine Park is located in Jefferson County
- Winterdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winterdale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterdale
- Winterdale is located in Jefferson County
- Lower Ferry ‑ Historic
How Far From Gould 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 Gould to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Gould and extending to:
- Steubenville, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 125 miles [201.2 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Gould to Columbus, with an average speed<7>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 215 miles [346 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,985 miles [9,631.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,705 miles [10,790.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,580 miles [7,370.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Gould. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Jefferson County: www.jeffersoncountyoh.com/
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Gould) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Gould. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3176, Longitude: -80.6534 In this case, the coordinates for Gould have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Gould, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Gould 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. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | 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 Gould to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.999 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.052 degrees. |
| <11> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.765 degrees. |