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

When in Ireland, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ireland 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 Ireland:
    • 39.255631, -81.771522
    • 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 Ireland
  • 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 Ireland ...

We found nine communities that share the name Ireland.

Within Ohio, the name Ireland is unique.

Beyond Ohio, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, seven are located in the United States and three are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Indiana
      • Dubois County
      • This Ireland is located in Dubois County and lies 287 miles [461.9 km]<1> to the west of the Ireland that is located in Athens County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dubois County community of Ireland.
    • Mississippi
      • Wilkinson County
      • This Ireland is located in Wilkinson County and lies 761 miles [1,224.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Ireland that is located in Athens County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilkinson County community of Ireland.
    • Missouri
      • Monroe County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Monroe County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Ireland.
    • New Hampshire
      • Grafton County
      • This Ireland is located in Grafton County and lies 610 miles [981.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Ireland that is located in Athens County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grafton County community of Ireland.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Ireland lies 1,088 miles [1,751 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Ireland that is located in Athens County.
    • Ontario
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Ireland.
    • Texas
      • Coryell County
      • This Ireland is located in Coryell County and lies 1,052 miles [1,693 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Ireland that is located in Athens County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coryell County community of Ireland.
    • Washington
      • Clark County
      • This Ireland is located in Clark County and lies 2,091 miles [3,365.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Ireland that is located in Athens County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Ireland.
    • West Virginia
      • Lewis County
      • This Ireland is located in Lewis County and lies 76 miles [122.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Ireland that is located in Athens County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis County community of Ireland.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ireland ...

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.

  • Corner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner
    • Corner is located in Washington County
  • Eden
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eden have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
    • Eden is located in Meigs County
  • Frost
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frost have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
    • Frost is located in Athens County
  • Hockingport
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hockingport have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hockingport
    • Hockingport is located in Athens County
  • Joppa
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joppa have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
    • Joppa is located in Meigs County
  • Lee Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lee Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Creek
    • Lee Creek is located in Wood County (WV)
  • Little Hocking
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Hocking have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Hocking
    • Little Hocking is located in Washington County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little Hocking <5>
  • New England
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New England have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New England
    • New England is located in Wood County (WV)
  • Porterfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Porterfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterfield
    • Porterfield is located in Washington County
  • Redbush
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbush
    • Redbush is located in Washington County
  • Tick Ridge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tick Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tick Ridge
    • Tick Ridge is located in Washington County
  • Torch
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Torch have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torch
    • Torch is located in Athens County
  • Veto
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Veto have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veto
    • Veto is located in Washington County
  • Walkers Crossing ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walkers Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers Crossing
    • Walkers Crossing is located in Wood County (WV)

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

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

  • Athens, which is the Seat of Athens County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Ireland to Athens, with an average speed<6> 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 five to six hours.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 81 miles [130.4 km] to the northwest (NW). 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 254 miles [408.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,078 miles [9,781.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,796 miles [10,937.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,671 miles [7,517.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ireland. 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ireland) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ireland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2556, Longitude: -81.7715       In this case, the coordinates for Ireland have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Ireland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 Ireland 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.
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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 Ireland to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.726 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.721 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.629 degrees.









 

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