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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 Johnsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Johnsville 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 Johnsville:
    • 39.745333, -84.423558
    • 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 Johnsville
  • 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 Johnsville ...

We found thirteen communities that share the name Johnsville.

There is one other community in Ohio which is also named Johnsville.

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

  • Communities Located In Ohio ...
    • Morrow 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 Ohio community of Johnsville [Morrow County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Bradley County
      • This Johnsville is located in Bradley County and lies 608 miles [978.5 km]<2> to the southwest of the Johnsville that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bradley County community of Johnsville.
    • California
      • Plumas County
      • This Johnsville is located in Plumas County and lies 1,912 miles [3,077.1 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Johnsville that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Plumas County community of Johnsville.
    • Kentucky
      • Bracken County
      • This Johnsville is located in Bracken County and lies 70 miles [112.7 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Johnsville that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bracken County community of Johnsville.
    • Maryland
      • Carroll County
      • This Johnsville is located in Carroll County and lies 397 miles [638.9 km]<2> to the east of the Johnsville that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Johnsville.
      • Frederick County
      • This Johnsville is located in Frederick County and lies 382 miles [614.8 km] to the east of the Johnsville that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Johnsville.
    • Michigan
      • Ottawa 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 Michigan community of Johnsville [Ottawa County].
    • Minnesota
      • Anoka County
      • This Johnsville is located in Anoka County and lies 585 miles [941.5 km]<2> to the northwest of the Johnsville that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anoka County community of Johnsville.
    • Mississippi
      • Adams County
      • This Johnsville is located in Adams County and lies 685 miles [1,102.4 km]<2> to the southwest of the Johnsville that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Johnsville.
    • New York
      • Dutchess 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 New York community of Johnsville [Dutchess County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Bucks County
      • This Johnsville is located in Bucks County and lies 495 miles [796.6 km]<2> to the east of the Johnsville that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bucks County community of Johnsville.
    • South Carolina
      • Colleton County
      • This Johnsville is located in Colleton County and lies 499 miles [803.1 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Johnsville that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Colleton County community of Johnsville.
    • Texas
      • Erath County
      • This Johnsville is located in Erath County and lies 922 miles [1,483.8 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Johnsville that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erath County community of Johnsville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Johnsville ...

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.

  • Airhill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airhill
    • Airhill is located in Montgomery County
  • County Line
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for County Line have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line
    • County Line is located in Preble County
  • Dadsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dadsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dadsville
    • Dadsville is located in Preble County
  • Enterprise
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enterprise have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
    • Enterprise is located in Preble County
  • Farmersville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Hays Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hays Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays Corner
    • Hays Corner is located in Montgomery County
  • Liberty
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
    • Liberty is located in Montgomery County
  • Little Richmond
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Richmond have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Richmond
    • Little Richmond is located in Montgomery County
  • Post Town
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Post Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Town
    • Post Town is located in Montgomery County
  • Six Mile
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Six Mile have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Mile
    • Six Mile is located in Montgomery County
  • Trotwood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)

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

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

  • Dayton, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Johnsville to Dayton, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 77 miles [123.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 398 miles [640.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,161 miles [9,915.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,887 miles [11,083.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,763 miles [7,665.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

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

The official website for Montgomery County: www.co.montgomery.oh.us/

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 Johnsville 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Johnsville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Johnsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7453, Longitude: -84.4236       In this case, the coordinates for Johnsville 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>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 Johnsville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.372 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.67 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.67 degrees.









 

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