Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Gray, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gray and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Gray
- 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 Gray:
- 39.749508, -82.960459
- 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 Gray
- 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 Pickaway County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Pickaway County
- Since Gray is near Franklin County and also Fairfield County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- eBird sighting report for Fairfield 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 Gray ...
We found 30 communities that share the name Gray.
There is one other community in Ohio which is also named Gray.
Beyond Ohio, we know of another 29 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 29 communities, 29 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Ohio ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Colorado
- Georgia
- Idaho
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Mississippi
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Oklahoma
- Beaver County
- This Gray is located in Beaver County and lies 992 miles [1,596.5 km]<2> to the west of the Gray that is located in Pickaway County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaver County community of Gray.
- Tulsa County
- This Gray is located in Tulsa County and lies 756 miles [1,216.7 km] to the west southwest of the Gray that is located in Pickaway County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tulsa County community of Gray.
- Pennsylvania
- Blair County
- This Gray is located in Blair County and lies 255 miles [410.4 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Gray that is located in Pickaway County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blair County community of Gray.
- Clearfield 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 Pennsylvania community of Gray [Clearfield County].
- Lycoming County
- This Gray is located in Lycoming County and lies 331 miles [532.7 km] to the east northeast of the Gray that is located in Pickaway County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lycoming County community of Gray.
- Somerset County
- This Gray is located in Somerset County and lies 206 miles [331.5 km] to the east of the Gray that is located in Pickaway County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of Gray.
- Saskatchewan
- This Gray lies 1,265 miles [2,035.8 km]<2> to the northwest of the Gray that is located in Pickaway County.
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Eastland 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 Gray [Eastland County].
- Marion County
- This Gray is located in Marion County and lies 782 miles [1,258.5 km]<2> to the southwest of the Gray that is located in Pickaway County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Gray.
- Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gray ...
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.
- Fox
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
- Fox is located in Pickaway County
- Little Chicago
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Chicago have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Chicago
- Little Chicago is located in Pickaway County
- Little Walnut
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Walnut have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Walnut
- Little Walnut is located in Pickaway County
- Marcy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Nebraska ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Robtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Shadeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shadeville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadeville
- Shadeville is located in Franklin County
- Sharp ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Walnut
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Gray 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 Gray to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Gray once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Gray and extending to:
- Circleville, which is the Seat of Pickaway County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Gray to Circleville, with an average speed<5> 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 15 miles [24.1 km] to the north (N). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 321 miles [516.6 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,103 miles [9,821.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,826 miles [10,985.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,702 miles [7,567.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Gray, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Gray) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Gray. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7495, Longitude: -82.9605 In this case, the coordinates for Gray have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Gray 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> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Gray to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.452 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.621 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.001 degrees. |