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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 Grahamsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Grahamsville and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Grahamsville:
    • 38.958685, -82.709334
    • 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 Grahamsville
  • 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 Jackson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
    • Since Grahamsville is near Scioto County and also Pike County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Scioto County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Pike 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 Grahamsville

Communities Also Named Grahamsville ...

We found three communities that are also named Grahamsville.

Within Ohio, the name Grahamsville is unique.

Beyond Ohio, we know of three communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Marion County
      • This Grahamsville is located in Marion County and lies 672 miles [1,081.5 km]<1> to the south of the Grahamsville that is located in Jackson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Grahamsville.
    • New York
      • Sullivan County
      • This Grahamsville is located in Sullivan County and lies 473 miles [761.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Grahamsville that is located in Jackson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Grahamsville.
    • Ontario
      • This Grahamsville lies 364 miles [585.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Grahamsville that is located in Jackson County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Grahamsville ...

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.

  • Beaver
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Clay
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Clay is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
  • Egypt
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Egypt is located in Scioto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
  • Firebrick
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Firebrick is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firebrick
  • Four Mile
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Four Mile is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Mile
  • Horeb
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Horeb is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horeb
  • Keystone
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Keystone is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
  • Limestone ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Limestone is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
  • Mabee Corner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Mabee Corner is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabee Corner
  • Pinkerman
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Pinkerman is located in Scioto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinkerman
  • Rocky Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Rocky Hill is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
  • Stockdale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Stockdale is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockdale

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Grahamsville and extending to:

  • Jackson, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies just to the North Northeast.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 71 miles [114.3 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Grahamsville to Columbus, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 4 days. 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 304 miles [489.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,130 miles [9,865.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,848 miles [11,020.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,724 miles [7,602.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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 from Point A (ie- Grahamsville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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 Grahamsville 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 Grahamsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9587, Longitude: -82.7093       In this case, the coordinates for Grahamsville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.31 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.344 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.141 degrees.