Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Hoadley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hoadley and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Hoadley

• 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 Hoadley:
  • 38.781189, -82.571550
  • 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 Hoadley

• 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 Gallia County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Gallia County
  • Since Hoadley is near Lawrence County and also Jackson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson 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 Hoadley

Communities Also Named Hoadley ...

We found one communities that are also named Hoadley.

Within Ohio, the name Hoadley is unique.

Beyond Ohio, there is another community also named Hoadley in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Alberta
    • This Hoadley lies 1,790 miles [2,880.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Hoadley that is located in Gallia County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hoadley ...

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.

• Bloom Junction
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Bloom Junction is located in Scioto County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloom Junction
• Centerpoint
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Centerpoint is located in Gallia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerpoint
• Dean ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Dean is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean
• Firebrick
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Firebrick is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firebrick
• Flag Spring ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Flag Spring is located in Gallia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flag Spring
• Gage
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Gage is located in Gallia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gage
• Horeb
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Horeb is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horeb
• Johns Creek ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Johns Creek is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Creek
• Kitchen
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Kitchen is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitchen
• Madland ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Madland is located in Scioto County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madland
• Olive Furnace
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Olive Furnace is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Furnace

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

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

• Gallipolis, which is the Seat of Gallia County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Hoadley to Gallipolis, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 85 miles [136.8 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 most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 297 miles [478 km] to the east (E). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,132 miles [9,868.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,850 miles [11,024 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,725 miles [7,604.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'