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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 Killbuck, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Killbuck 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 Killbuck:
- 40.496612, -81.982874
- 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 Killbuck
- 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 Holmes County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Holmes County
- Since Killbuck is near Coshocton County and also Knox County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Coshocton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Knox 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 Killbuck
Curious and Interesting Names Near Killbuck ...
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.
- Berlin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Charm
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Clark
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Clark is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Fryburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fryburg is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fryburg
- Grade ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Grade is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grade
- Hard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hard is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hard
- Layland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Layland is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layland
- Martinsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Martinsville is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Miley Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Miley Crossroads is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miley Crossroads
- Nellie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Nellie is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- Paint Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Paint Valley is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Valley
- Spring Mountain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Mountain is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mountain
- Welcome
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Welcome is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
How Far From Killbuck 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 village such as Killbuck to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Killbuck and extending to:
- Millersburg, which is the Seat of Holmes County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 64 miles [103 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Killbuck to Columbus, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 284 miles [457.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,031 miles [9,706 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,753 miles [10,867.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,629 miles [7,449.7 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Killbuck) 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 Killbuck 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 Killbuck. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4966, Longitude: -81.9829 In this case, the coordinates for Killbuck have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.819 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.012 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.308 degrees. |
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