Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Ironspot:
  • 39.818679, -82.061252
  • 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 Ironspot

• 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 Muskingum County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Muskingum County
  • Since Ironspot is near Perry County and also Morgan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Perry County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan 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 Ironspot

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ironspot ...

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.

• Buckeye
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Buckeye is located in Muskingum County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
• Cannon
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Cannon is located in Muskingum County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
• Clover Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Clover Hill is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
• Elizabeth
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Elizabeth is located in Muskingum County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
• Flatiron
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Flatiron is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatiron
• Lewis ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Lewis is located in Muskingum County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
• Maysville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Maysville is located in Muskingum County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
• Redfield
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Redfield is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
• Rose Farm
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Rose Farm is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Farm
• Roseville
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Roseville is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,833 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roseville <1>
• Sealover ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Sealover is located in Muskingum County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sealover
• Stringtown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Stringtown is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
• Tropic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Tropic is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tropic

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Ironspot and extending to:

• Zanesville, which is the Seat of Muskingum County, lies just to the North Northeast.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 50 miles [80.5 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Ironspot to Columbus, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 275 miles [442.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,064 miles [9,759.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,785 miles [10,919.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,660 miles [7,499.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'