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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 Jefferson Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Jefferson Heights and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Jefferson Heights:
    • 40.339791, -80.641464
    • 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 Jefferson Heights
  • 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 Jefferson Heights ...

We found nine communities that share the name Jefferson Heights.

Within Ohio, the name Jefferson Heights is unique.

Beyond Ohio, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Colorado
      • Park 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 Colorado community of Jefferson Heights [Park County].
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Jefferson Heights is located in Hillsborough County and lies 852 miles [1,371.2 km]<2> to the south of the Jefferson Heights that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Jefferson Heights.
    • Louisiana
      • Jefferson Parish
      • This Jefferson Heights is located in Jefferson Parish and lies 894 miles [1,438.8 km]<2> to the southwest of the Jefferson Heights that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson Parish community of Jefferson Heights.
    • Maryland
      • Frederick County
      • This Jefferson Heights is located in Frederick County and lies 178 miles [286.5 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Jefferson Heights that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Jefferson Heights.
      • Prince George's 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 Maryland community of Jefferson Heights [Prince George's County].
      • Washington County
      • This Jefferson Heights is located in Washington County and lies 164 miles [263.9 km] to the east southeast of the Jefferson Heights that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Jefferson Heights.
    • Missouri
      • Jefferson County
      • This Jefferson Heights is located in Jefferson County and lies 542 miles [872.3 km]<2> to the west of the Jefferson Heights that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Jefferson Heights.
    • New York
      • Greene County
      • This Jefferson Heights is located in Greene County and lies 374 miles [601.9 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Jefferson Heights that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Jefferson Heights.
    • North Carolina
      • Rowan County
      • This Jefferson Heights is located in Rowan County and lies 323 miles [519.8 km]<2> to the south of the Jefferson Heights that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rowan County community of Jefferson Heights.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Jefferson Heights ...

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.

  • Coketown
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coketown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coketown
    • Coketown is located in Brooke County (WV)
  • Deandale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deandale
    • Deandale is located in Jefferson County
  • Fishersville
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fishersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishersville
    • Fishersville is located in Jefferson County
  • Georges Run
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georges Run have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Run
    • Georges Run is located in Jefferson County
  • Lincoln Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights
    • Lincoln Heights is located in Jefferson County
  • Longview Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • 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 Brooke County (WV)
  • Lower Ferry ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lower Ferry. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Ferry
    • Lower Ferry is located in Brooke County (WV)
  • Middle Ferry ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Middle Ferry. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Ferry
    • Middle Ferry is located in Brooke County (WV)
  • Mingo Junction
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Pleasant Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Heights
    • Pleasant Heights is located in Jefferson County
  • Rabbit Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rabbit Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Hill
    • Rabbit Hill is located in Brooke County (WV)
  • Sunshine Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunshine Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Park
    • Sunshine Park is located in Jefferson County

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

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

  • Steubenville, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies just to the North.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 126 miles [202.8 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Jefferson Heights to Columbus, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 216 miles [347.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,984 miles [9,630.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,703 miles [10,787.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,579 miles [7,369.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

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

The official website for Jefferson County: www.jeffersoncountyoh.com/

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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Jefferson Heights 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>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- Jefferson Heights) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Jefferson Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3398, Longitude: -80.6415       In this case, the coordinates for Jefferson Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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>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.
<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 Jefferson Heights 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 309.99 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.046 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.752 degrees.




 

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