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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 Grandview Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Grandview Heights 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 Grandview Heights:
    • 40.170627, -80.709247
    • 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 Grandview Heights
  • 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:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
    • Since Grandview Heights is near Ohio County and also Belmont County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Ohio County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Belmont 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 Grandview Heights

Communities Also Named Grandview Heights ...

We found eleven communities that are also named Grandview Heights.

There are two communities within Ohio that are also named Grandview Heights.

Beyond Ohio, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Ohio ...
    • Champaign County
      • This Grandview Heights is located in Champaign County and lies 172 miles [276.8 km]<1> to the west of the Grandview Heights that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Champaign County community of Grandview Heights.
    • Franklin County
      • This Grandview Heights is located in Franklin County and lies 123 miles [197.9 km]<1> to the west of the Grandview Heights that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Grandview Heights.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kentucky
      • Franklin County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Grandview Heights [Franklin County].
    • Mississippi
      • Rankin County
      • This Grandview Heights is located in Rankin County and lies 757 miles [1,218.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Grandview Heights that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rankin County community of Grandview Heights.
    • North Carolina
      • Watauga County
      • This Grandview Heights is located in Watauga County and lies 277 miles [445.8 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Grandview Heights that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Watauga County community of Grandview Heights.
    • Oklahoma
      • Muskogee County
      • This Grandview Heights is located in Muskogee County and lies 854 miles [1,374.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Grandview Heights that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muskogee County community of Grandview Heights.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Lancaster County
      • This Grandview Heights is located in Lancaster County and lies 233 miles [375 km]<1> to the east of the Grandview Heights that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Grandview Heights.
      • York County
      • This Grandview Heights is located in York County and lies 214 miles [344.4 km] to the east of the Grandview Heights that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Grandview Heights.
    • Tennessee
      • Blount County
      • This Grandview Heights is located in Blount County and lies 351 miles [564.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Grandview Heights that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blount County community of Grandview Heights.
    • Virginia
      • Radford City
      • This Grandview Heights is located in Radford City and lies 210 miles [338 km]<1> to the south of the Grandview Heights that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Radford City community of Grandview Heights.
    • West Virginia
      • Cabell County
      • This Grandview Heights is located in Cabell County and lies 151 miles [243 km]<1> to the southwest of the Grandview Heights that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cabell County community of Grandview Heights.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Grandview Heights ...

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.

  • Betty Zane
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Betty Zane is located in Ohio County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Betty Zane
  • Clearview
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Clearview is located in Ohio County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 481 people
  • Florence
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Florence is located in Belmont County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
  • Glen Robbins
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Glen Robbins is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Robbins
  • Glen Run
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Glen Run is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Run
  • Glenns Run ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Glenns Run is located in Ohio County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenns Run
  • Hopewell
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Hopewell is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
  • Jug Run
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jug Run is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jug Run
  • Morningview
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Morningview is located in Belmont County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morningview
  • Mount Pleasant
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 438 people
  • Power
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Power is located in Brooke County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Power
  • Rush Run
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Rush Run is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Run
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Short Creek
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Short Creek is located in Brooke County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek
    • Stringer
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Stringer is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringer
    • Terminal Junction
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Terminal Junction is located in Belmont County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terminal Junction
    • Warwood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Warwood is located in Ohio County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwood
    • Willow Springs ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Willow Springs is located in Ohio County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs

How Far From Grandview Heights 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 community such as Grandview Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Steubenville, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Grandview Heights to Steubenville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 121 miles [194.7 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 214 miles [344.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,994 miles [9,646.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,713 miles [10,803.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,588 miles [7,383.7 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Grandview Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Grandview Heights 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.
<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 Grandview Heights 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 Grandview Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1706, Longitude: -80.7092       In this case, the coordinates for Grandview Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.04 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.077 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.843 degrees.