Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Jasper, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Jasper and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Jasper
- 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 Jasper:
- 39.050678, -83.057271
- 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 Jasper
- 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 Pike County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Pike County
- Since Jasper is near Scioto County and also Ross County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Scioto County
- eBird sighting report for Ross 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Jasper ...
We found 26 communities that share the name Jasper.
There are two communities within Ohio that are also named Jasper.
Beyond Ohio, we know of another 24 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 24 communities, 24 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Ohio ...
- Fayette County
- Scioto County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Alberta
- This Jasper lies 1,906 miles [3,067.4 km]<3> to the northwest of the Jasper that is located in Pike County.
- Arkansas
- Colorado
- Florida
- Georgia
- Indiana
- Kansas
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- Nevada
- New York
- North Carolina
- Oklahoma
- Ontario
- This Jasper lies 543 miles [873.9 km]<3> to the northeast of the Jasper that is located in Pike County.
- Oregon
- South Carolina
- Darlington County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Jasper [Darlington County].
- Jasper County
- This Jasper is located in Jasper County and lies 477 miles [767.7 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Jasper that is located in Pike County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jasper County community of Jasper.
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Virginia
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Jasper ...
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.
- Bobo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Camp
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Elm Grove ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Glen Jean
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Green Acres
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Green Acres is located in Pike County
- Greggs
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greggs
- Greggs is located in Pike County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Greggs
- From Jasper to Greggs
- Greggs Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greggs Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greggs Hill
- Greggs Hill is located in Pike County
- Idaho
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Idaho have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idaho
- Idaho is located in Pike County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Idaho <5>
- Lake View Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake View Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View Heights
- Lake View Heights is located in Pike County
- Pirates Cove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pirates Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pirates Cove
- Pirates Cove is located in Pike County
- Shyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shyville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shyville
- Shyville is located in Pike County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Shyville
- From Jasper to Shyville
- Stony Ridge ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stony Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Ridge
- Stony Ridge is located in Pike County
How Far From Jasper to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Jasper to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Jasper and extending to:
- Waverly City, which is the Seat of Pike County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 63 miles [101.4 km]<3> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Jasper to Columbus, with an average speed<7> 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 about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 323 miles [519.8 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
- The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,139 miles [9,879.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,859 miles [11,038.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,735 miles [7,620.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Jasper. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Jasper 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. |
| <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 Jasper, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Jasper) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Jasper. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0507, Longitude: -83.0573 In this case, the coordinates for Jasper have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | 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 Jasper to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.524 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.601 degrees. |
| <11> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.266 degrees. |