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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 Hull, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hull 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 Hull:
    • 39.253964, -81.968195
    • 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 Hull
  • 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 Hull ...

We found nineteen communities that share the name Hull.

Within Ohio, the name Hull is unique.

Beyond Ohio, we know of another nineteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nineteen communities, seventeen are located in the United States and four are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Tuscaloosa County
      • This Hull is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 529 miles [851.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Hull that is located in Athens County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Hull.
      • Walker County
      • This Hull is located in Walker County and lies 472 miles [759.6 km] to the southwest of the Hull that is located in Athens County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walker County community of Hull.
    • Florida
      • DeSoto County
      • This Hull is located in DeSoto County and lies 837 miles [1,347 km]<1> to the south of the Hull that is located in Athens County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeSoto County community of Hull.
    • Georgia
      • Clarke 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 Georgia community of Hull [Clarke County].
      • Madison County
      • This Hull is located in Madison County and lies 369 miles [593.8 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Hull that is located in Athens County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Hull.
    • Illinois
      • Pike County
      • This Hull is located in Pike County and lies 492 miles [791.8 km]<1> to the west of the Hull that is located in Athens County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Hull.
    • Iowa
      • Sioux County
      • This Hull is located in Sioux County and lies 783 miles [1,260.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Hull that is located in Athens County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sioux County community of Hull.
    • Kansas
      • Marshall 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 Kansas community of Hull [Marshall County].
    • Massachusetts
      • Plymouth County
      • This Hull is located in Plymouth County and lies 614 miles [988.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hull that is located in Athens County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Plymouth County community of Hull.
    • Michigan
      • Benzie 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 Michigan community of Hull [Benzie County].
    • Minnesota
      • Saint Louis County
      • This Hull is located in Saint Louis County and lies 776 miles [1,248.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Hull that is located in Athens County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Hull.
    • Nebraska
      • Banner 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 Nebraska community of Hull [Banner County].
    • North Dakota
      • Emmons County
      • This Hull is located in Emmons County and lies 1,030 miles [1,657.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Hull that is located in Athens County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Emmons County community of Hull.
    • Ontario
      • 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 Ontario community of Hull.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Potter 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 Pennsylvania community of Hull [Potter County].
    • Quebec
      • This Hull lies 531 miles [854.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Hull that is located in Athens County.
    • Tennessee
      • Pickett 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 Tennessee community of Hull [Pickett County].
    • Texas
      • Liberty County
      • This Hull is located in Liberty County and lies 953 miles [1,533.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Hull that is located in Athens County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Liberty County community of Hull.
    • West Virginia
      • McDowell County
      • This Hull is located in McDowell County and lies 122 miles [196.3 km]<1> to the south of the Hull that is located in Athens County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McDowell County community of Hull.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hull ...

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.

  • Anthony
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anthony have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony
    • Anthony is located in Athens County
  • Chase
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chase have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
    • Chase is located in Athens County
  • Flora
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flora have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora
    • Flora is located in Meigs County
  • Frost
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frost have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
    • Frost is located in Athens County
  • Guysville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guysville
    • Guysville is located in Athens County
  • Hickory Hills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
    • Hickory Hills is located in Athens County
  • Longview Heights
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longview Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview Heights
    • Longview Heights is located in Athens County
  • New England
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New England have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New England
    • New England is located in Athens County
  • Pratts Fork
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pratts Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts Fork
    • Pratts Fork is located in Athens County
  • Shade
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shade have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shade
    • Shade is located in Athens County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shade <4>
  • Stringtown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stringtown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
    • Stringtown is located in Athens County

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

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

  • Athens, which is the Seat of Athens County, lies just to the Northwest.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 73 miles [117.5 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Hull 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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 265 miles [426.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,086 miles [9,794.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,804 miles [10,950 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,680 miles [7,531.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hull. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Athens County: www.athenscountygovernment.com/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hull) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hull. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2540, Longitude: -81.9682       In this case, the coordinates for Hull 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Hull 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 Hull 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 310.847 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.859 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.717 degrees.









 

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