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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 Jerusalem, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Jerusalem 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 Jerusalem:
    • 39.851959, -81.096003
    • 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 Jerusalem
  • 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 Monroe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County
    • Since Jerusalem is near Belmont County and also Noble County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Belmont County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Noble 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 Jerusalem

Communities Also Named Jerusalem ...

We found 25 communities that are also named Jerusalem.

There are four communities within Ohio that are also named Jerusalem.

Beyond Ohio, we know of 21 communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Ohio ...
    • Clark County
      • This community is historic<1> and although located in Clark County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Jerusalem.
    • Clermont 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 Ohio community of Jerusalem [Clermont County].
    • Hamilton County
      • This Jerusalem is located in Hamilton County and lies 189 miles [304.2 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Jerusalem that is located in Monroe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Jerusalem.
    • Logan County
      • This community is historic<1> and although located in Logan County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of Jerusalem.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Fayette County
      • This Jerusalem is located in Fayette County and lies 570 miles [917.3 km]<3> to the southwest of the Jerusalem that is located in Monroe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Jerusalem.
      • Lawrence County
      • This Jerusalem is located in Lawrence County and lies 489 miles [787 km] to the southwest of the Jerusalem that is located in Monroe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Jerusalem.
    • Arkansas
      • Conway County
      • This Jerusalem is located in Conway County and lies 709 miles [1,141 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Jerusalem that is located in Monroe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Conway County community of Jerusalem.
    • Connecticut
      • New Haven County
      • This community is historic<1> and although located in New Haven County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Haven County community of Jerusalem.
    • Georgia
      • Camden County
      • This Jerusalem is located in Camden County and lies 614 miles [988.1 km]<3> to the south of the Jerusalem that is located in Monroe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Camden County community of Jerusalem.
      • Cook County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Jerusalem [Cook County].
      • Newton County
      • This Jerusalem is located in Newton County and lies 461 miles [741.9 km] to the south southwest of the Jerusalem that is located in Monroe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of Jerusalem.
      • Pickens County
      • This Jerusalem is located in Pickens County and lies 419 miles [674.3 km] to the south southwest of the Jerusalem that is located in Monroe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pickens County community of Jerusalem.
    • Maine
      • Somerset 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 Maine community of Jerusalem [Somerset County].
    • Maryland
      • Baltimore County
      • This Jerusalem is located in Baltimore County and lies 251 miles [403.9 km]<3> to the east of the Jerusalem that is located in Monroe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Jerusalem.
      • Frederick County
      • This Jerusalem is located in Frederick County and lies 188 miles [302.6 km] to the east of the Jerusalem that is located in Monroe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Jerusalem.
      • Montgomery County
      • This Jerusalem is located in Montgomery County and lies 202 miles [325.1 km] to the east southeast of the Jerusalem that is located in Monroe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Jerusalem.
    • Michigan
      • Washtenaw County
      • This Jerusalem is located in Washtenaw County and lies 224 miles [360.5 km]<3> to the northwest of the Jerusalem that is located in Monroe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washtenaw County community of Jerusalem.
    • New York
      • Albany 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 New York community of Jerusalem [Albany County].
    • North Carolina
      • Davie County
      • This Jerusalem is located in Davie County and lies 280 miles [450.6 km]<3> to the south of the Jerusalem that is located in Monroe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davie County community of Jerusalem.
    • North Dakota
      • Ramsey 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 North Dakota community of Jerusalem [Ramsey County].
    • Rhode Island
      • Washington County
      • This Jerusalem is located in Washington County and lies 512 miles [824 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Jerusalem that is located in Monroe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Jerusalem.
    • Tennessee
      • Lincoln County
      • This Jerusalem is located in Lincoln County and lies 445 miles [716.2 km]<3> to the southwest of the Jerusalem that is located in Monroe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Jerusalem.
    • Utah
      • Sanpete County
      • This Jerusalem is located in Sanpete County and lies 1,615 miles [2,599.1 km]<3> to the west of the Jerusalem that is located in Monroe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sanpete County community of Jerusalem.
    • Vermont
      • Addison County
      • This Jerusalem is located in Addison County and lies 512 miles [824 km]<3> to the northeast of the Jerusalem that is located in Monroe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Addison County community of Jerusalem.
      • Windsor County
      • This Jerusalem is located in Windsor County and lies 508 miles [817.5 km] to the northeast of the Jerusalem that is located in Monroe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Windsor County community of Jerusalem.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Jerusalem ...

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.

  • Altitude
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Altitude is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altitude
  • Boston
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Boston is located in Belmont County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
  • Clover Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Clover Hill is located in Belmont County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
  • Coats
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Coats is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
  • Cranenest
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Cranenest is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranenest
  • Decker
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Decker is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker
  • Dwight
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Dwight is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwight
  • Hope Ridge ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Hope Ridge is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Ridge
  • Hunter
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Hunter is located in Belmont County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
  • Lewisville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Lewisville is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
  • Temperanceville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Temperanceville is located in Belmont County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temperanceville

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

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

  • Woodsfield, which is the Seat of Monroe County, lies just to the South.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 100 miles [160.9 km]<3> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Jerusalem to Columbus, with an average speed<4>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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 226 miles [363.7 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,024 miles [9,694.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,743 miles [10,851.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,618 miles [7,432 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Jerusalem, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Jerusalem 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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Jerusalem) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>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.
<5>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 Jerusalem to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Jerusalem. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8520, Longitude: -81.0960       In this case, the coordinates for Jerusalem have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.291 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.315 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.127 degrees.