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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 Hartleyville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hartleyville 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 Hartleyville:
    • 39.543243, -82.10492
    • 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 Hartleyville
  • 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 Athens County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Athens County
    • Since Hartleyville is near Perry County and also Morgan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Perry County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan 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 Hartleyville

Communities Also Named Hartleyville ...

We found one communities that are also named Hartleyville.

Within Ohio, the name Hartleyville is unique.

Beyond Ohio, there is another community also named Hartleyville in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Indiana
      • Lawrence County
      • This Hartleyville is located in Lawrence County and lies 242 miles [389.5 km]<1> to the west of the Hartleyville that is located in Athens County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Hartleyville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hartleyville ...

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.

  • Bishopville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Bishopville is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishopville
  • Chapel Hill ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Congo
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Corning
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Goose Run ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Goose Run is located in Athens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Run
  • Greens Run
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Hemlock
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Hemlock is located in Perry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
  • Jobs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Lewis ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Lewis is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
  • Lost Run ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Lost Run is located in Hocking County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Run
  • Monday
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Monday is located in Hocking County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monday
  • Redtown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Redtown is located in Athens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redtown
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Shilling ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Shilling is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shilling
    • Sulphur Springs
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Sulphur Springs is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
    • Trimble
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Truetown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)

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

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

  • Athens, which is the Seat of Athens County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Hartleyville to Athens, 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 55 miles [88.5 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 274 miles [441 km] to the east (E). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,079 miles [9,783.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,798 miles [10,940.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,674 miles [7,522.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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- Hartleyville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Hartleyville 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 Hartleyville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5432, Longitude: -82.1049    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.924 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.99 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.683 degrees.