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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 Hammond Crossroad, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hammond Crossroad and the surrounding area.
- 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 Hammond Crossroad:
- 40.184236, -80.955928
- 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 Hammond Crossroad
- 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 Harrison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Harrison County
- Since Hammond Crossroad is near Belmont County and also Jefferson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Belmont County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson 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 Hammond Crossroad
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hammond Crossroad ...
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.
- Blainesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Blainesville is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blainesville
- Crabapple
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Crabapple is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabapple
- Donnersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Donnersville is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnersville
- Fairpoint
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Georgetown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Georgetown is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Kinsman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kinsman is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinsman
- Science Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Science Hill is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Science Hill
- Shepherdstown
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Shepherdstown is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherdstown
- Uniontown ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Uniontown is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
How Far From Hammond Crossroad 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 Hammond Crossroad to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Hammond Crossroad and extending to:
- Cadiz, which is the Seat of Harrison County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 108 miles [173.8 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Hammond Crossroad to Columbus, with an average speed<3>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 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 226 miles [363.7 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,004 miles [9,662.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,723 miles [10,819.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,598 miles [7,399.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hammond Crossroad) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Hammond Crossroad 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 Hammond Crossroad. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1842, Longitude: -80.9559 In this case, the coordinates for Hammond Crossroad have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.192 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.251 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.949 degrees. |
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