Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Gunnerville:
  • 39.583672, -83.762702
  • 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 Gunnerville

• 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 Greene County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
  • Since Gunnerville is near Clinton County and also Fayette County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clinton County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette 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 Gunnerville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Gunnerville ...

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.

• Bowersville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Bowersville is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowersville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
• Edgefield
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Edgefield is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgefield
• Gurneyville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Gurneyville is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurneyville
• Jamestown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jamestown is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,146 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jamestown <1>
• Maple Corner
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Maple Corner is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Corner
• Mechanicsville ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Mechanicsville is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
• Melvin
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Melvin is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
• Mount Pleasant
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
• Paintersville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Paintersville is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paintersville
• Pleasant View
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Pleasant View is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
• Powderlick
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Powderlick is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powderlick
• Silver Springs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Silver Springs is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
• Starbucktown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Starbucktown is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starbucktown
• Stringtown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Stringtown is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Gunnerville and extending to:

• Xenia, which is the Seat of Greene County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Gunnerville to Xenia, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 48 miles [77.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 362 miles [582.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,143 miles [9,886.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,866 miles [11,049.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,742 miles [7,631.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'