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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 Kerrs Run, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kerrs Run 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 Kerrs Run:
- 39.030078, -82.004306
- 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 Kerrs Run
- 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 Meigs County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Meigs County
- Since Kerrs Run is near Mason County and also Gallia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mason County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gallia 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 Kerrs Run
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kerrs Run ...
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.
- Dutchtown ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Dutchtown is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchtown
- Five Points
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Five Points is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Flatwoods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Flatwoods is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Forest Run ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Forest Run is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Run
- Lincoln Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lincoln Heights is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights
- Mason
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Minersville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Minersville is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minersville
- Pike Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pike Hill is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike Hill
- Rock Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rock Springs is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
How Far From Kerrs Run 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 Kerrs Run to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Kerrs Run and extending to:
- Pomeroy, which is the Seat of Meigs County, lies just to the West.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 83 miles [133.6 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Kerrs Run to Columbus, with an average speed<3>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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 266 miles [428.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,098 miles [9,813.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,815 miles [10,967.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,691 miles [7,549.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Kerrs Run) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Kerrs Run 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 Kerrs Run. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0301, Longitude: -82.0043 In this case, the coordinates for Kerrs Run have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.874 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.857 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.806 degrees. |
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