Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Hanging Rock, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hanging Rock and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Hanging Rock
- 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 Hanging Rock:
- 38.559917, -82.727483
- 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 Hanging Rock
- 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 Lawrence County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
- Since Hanging Rock is near Greenup County and also Scioto County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Greenup County
- eBird sighting report for Scioto 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 Hanging Rock ...
We found three communities that share the name Hanging Rock.
Within Ohio, the name Hanging Rock is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Grayson County
- This Hanging Rock is located in Grayson County and lies 207 miles [333.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Hanging Rock that is located in Lawrence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grayson County community of Hanging Rock.
- Virginia
- Roanoke County
- This Hanging Rock is located in Roanoke County and lies 169 miles [272 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Hanging Rock that is located in Lawrence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke County community of Hanging Rock.
- West Virginia
- Hampshire 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 West Virginia community of Hanging Rock [Hampshire County].
- Kentucky
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hanging Rock ...
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.
- Coal Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coal Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Grove
- Coal Grove is located in Lawrence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
- Flatwoods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flatwoods have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Flatwoods is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,056 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flatwoods <4>
- Green Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Green Valley is located in Lawrence County
- Greenup
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenup
- Greenup is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,100 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenup <4>
- Junior Furnace
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junior Furnace have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junior Furnace
- Junior Furnace is located in Scioto County
- Ohio Furnace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ohio Furnace have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohio Furnace
- Ohio Furnace is located in Scioto County
- Raceland
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Raceland Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raceland Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raceland Junction
- Raceland Junction is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Riverview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Three Oaks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Oaks
- Three Oaks is located in Lawrence County
- Vesuvius ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Vesuvius Furnace
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vesuvius Furnace have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesuvius Furnace
- Vesuvius Furnace is located in Lawrence County
How Far From Hanging Rock 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 village such as Hanging Rock to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hanging Rock and extending to:
- Ironton, which is the Seat of Lawrence County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 98 miles [157.7 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Hanging Rock to Columbus, with an average speed<5>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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 307 miles [494.1 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,148 miles [9,894.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,866 miles [11,049.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,741 miles [7,629.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hanging Rock. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hanging Rock) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hanging Rock. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5599, Longitude: -82.7275 In this case, the coordinates for Hanging Rock have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Hanging Rock 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> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Hanging Rock 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 311.327 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.304 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.273 degrees. |