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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 Joe, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Joe 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 Joe:
- 39.647289, -82.407654
- 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 Joe
- 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 Hocking County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hocking County
- Since Joe is near Fairfield County and also Perry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fairfield County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Perry 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 Joe
Communities Also Named Joe ...
We found four communities that are also named Joe.
Within Ohio, the name Joe is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Mississippi
- Rankin 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 Mississippi community of Joe [Rankin County].
- North Carolina
- Madison 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 Carolina community of Joe [Madison County].
- Oklahoma
- Tulsa 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 Oklahoma community of Joe [Tulsa County].
- Texas
- Grayson County
- This Joe is located in Grayson County and lies 878 miles [1,413 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Joe that is located in Hocking County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grayson County community of Joe.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Joe ...
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.
- Clarksville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clarksville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Dixie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Dixie is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Enterprise
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Enterprise is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Geneva
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Geneva is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- Gore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gore is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gore
- Hideaway Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hideaway Hills is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hideaway Hills
- Horns Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Horns Mill is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horns Mill
- Junction City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Maxville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Maxville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
- Maysville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Maysville is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Monday Creek Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Rockbridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rushville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sandstone ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sandstone is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandstone
- Sugar Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
How Far From Joe 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 Joe to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Joe once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Joe and extending to:
- Logan, which is the Seat of Hocking County, lies just to the South.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<3> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Joe to Columbus, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 291 miles [468.3 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,086 miles [9,794.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,807 miles [10,954.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,682 miles [7,534.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
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 Joe, 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 Joe 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 'straight-line' (or 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- Joe) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Joe 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 Joe. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6473, Longitude: -82.4077 In this case, the coordinates for Joe have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.109 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.216 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.785 degrees. |
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