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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 Hawks, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hawks 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 Hawks:
- 39.111463, -82.387099
- 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 Hawks
- 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 Vinton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Vinton County
- Since Hawks is near Jackson County and also Meigs County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Meigs 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 Hawks
Communities Also Named Hawks ...
We found three communities that are also named Hawks.
Within Ohio, the name Hawks is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of three communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- British Columbia
- This Hawks lies 2,093 miles [3,368.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Hawks that is located in Vinton County.
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Hawks is located in Hillsborough County and lies 769 miles [1,237.6 km]<1> to the south of the Hawks that is located in Vinton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Hawks.
- Michigan
- Presque Isle County
- This Hawks is located in Presque Isle County and lies 434 miles [698.5 km]<1> to the north of the Hawks that is located in Vinton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Presque Isle County community of Hawks.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hawks ...
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.
- Alice
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Alice is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Buckeye
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Buckeye is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Carpenter
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Comet
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Comet is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
- Danville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Danville is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Dyesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Dyesville is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyesville
- Edna ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Edna is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Maple Grove ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Maple Grove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Martinsburg ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Martinsburg is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Pincher ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pincher is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pincher
- Prattsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Prattsville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattsville
- Puritan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Puritan is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puritan
- Roads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Roads is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roads
- Valley Ford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Valley Ford is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Ford
- Zeal ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Zeal is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeal
How Far From Hawks 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 Hawks to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hawks and extending to:
- McArthur, which is the Seat of Vinton County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Hawks to McArthur, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 67 miles [107.8 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 287 miles [461.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,110 miles [9,833.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,828 miles [10,988.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,704 miles [7,570.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hawks) 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 Hawks 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 Hawks. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1115, Longitude: -82.3871 In this case, the coordinates for Hawks have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.109 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.136 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.949 degrees. |
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