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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 Hartwood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hartwood 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 Hartwood:
    • 40.278680, -81.484005
    • 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 Hartwood
  • 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 Tuscarawas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Tuscarawas County
    • Since Hartwood is near Guernsey County and also Coshocton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Guernsey County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Coshocton 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 Hartwood

Communities Also Named Hartwood ...

We found two communities that are also named Hartwood.

Within Ohio, the name Hartwood is unique.

Beyond Ohio, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • New York
      • Sullivan County
      • This Hartwood is located in Sullivan County and lies 364 miles [585.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hartwood that is located in Tuscarawas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Hartwood.
    • Virginia
      • Stafford County
      • This Hartwood is located in Stafford County and lies 246 miles [395.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Hartwood that is located in Tuscarawas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stafford County community of Hartwood.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hartwood ...

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.

  • Booth
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Booth is located in Tuscarawas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth
  • Creekside Crossing
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Creekside Crossing is located in Tuscarawas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside Crossing
  • Elm ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Elm is located in Tuscarawas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm
  • Glasgow
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Glasgow is located in Tuscarawas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
  • Lock Seventeen
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Lock Seventeen is located in Tuscarawas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock Seventeen
  • Newcomerstown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Postboy
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Postboy is located in Tuscarawas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postboy
  • Rock
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Rock is located in Tuscarawas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
  • Rush
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Rush is located in Tuscarawas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush
  • Wolf
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Wolf is located in Tuscarawas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf
  • Yankeetown ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Yankeetown is located in Tuscarawas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankeetown

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

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

  • New Philadelphia, which is the Seat of Tuscarawas County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Hartwood to New Philadelphia, 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 82 miles [132 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 255 miles [410.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,021 miles [9,689.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,742 miles [10,850.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,617 miles [7,430.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Hartwood) 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 Hartwood 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 Hartwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2787, Longitude: -81.4840       In this case, the coordinates for Hartwood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.516 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.634 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.155 degrees.