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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 Kitchen, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kitchen 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 Kitchen:
    • 38.869799, -82.542660
    • 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 Kitchen
  • 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 Jackson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
    • Since Kitchen is near Lawrence County and also Gallia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence 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 Kitchen

Communities Also Named Kitchen ...

We found one communities that are also named Kitchen.

Within Ohio, the name Kitchen is unique.

Beyond Ohio, there is another community also named Kitchen in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • West Virginia
      • Logan County
      • This Kitchen is located in Logan County and lies 67 miles [107.8 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Kitchen that is located in Jackson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of Kitchen.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kitchen ...

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.

  • Bloom Junction
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Bloom Junction is located in Scioto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloom Junction
  • Centerpoint
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Centerpoint is located in Gallia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerpoint
  • Centerville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Centerville is located in Gallia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
  • Clay
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Clay is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
  • Firebrick
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Firebrick is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firebrick
  • Four Mile
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Four Mile is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Mile
  • Gage
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Gage is located in Gallia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gage
  • Horeb
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Horeb is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horeb
  • Keystone
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Keystone is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
  • Limestone ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Limestone is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
  • Mabee Corner
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Mabee Corner is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabee Corner
  • Olive Furnace
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Olive Furnace is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Furnace
  • Rocky Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Rocky Hill is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill

How Far From Kitchen to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Kitchen to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Jackson, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Kitchen to Jackson, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 80 miles [128.7 km] to the north northwest (NNW). 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 295 miles [474.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,127 miles [9,860.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,845 miles [11,016 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,720 miles [7,596.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Kitchen) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Kitchen 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 Kitchen. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8698, Longitude: -82.5427       In this case, the coordinates for Kitchen have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.209 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.215 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.095 degrees.