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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 Kolmont, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kolmont 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 Kolmont:
- 40.312292, -80.660910
- 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 Kolmont
- 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Since Kolmont is near Brooke County and also Hancock County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Brooke County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hancock 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 Kolmont
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kolmont ...
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.
- Arnold
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Arnold is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Brilliant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Brilliant is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brilliant
- Coketown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Coketown is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coketown
- Deandale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Deandale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deandale
- Dogtown ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Dogtown is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
- Dutch Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dutch Town is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Town
- Fells ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fells is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fells
- Fishersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fishersville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishersville
- Georges Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Georges Run is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Run
- Lincoln Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lincoln Heights is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights
- Lower Ferry ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lower Ferry is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Ferry
- Middle Ferry ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Middle Ferry is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Ferry
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Mingo Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Heights is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Heights
- Rabbit Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rabbit Hill is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Hill
- Rockdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rockdale is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Salt Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Salt Run is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Run
- Shank Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Shank Town is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shank Town
- Sunshine Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sunshine Park is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Park
- Winterdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Winterdale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterdale
How Far From Kolmont 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 Kolmont to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Kolmont and extending to:
- Steubenville, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 125 miles [201.2 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Kolmont to Columbus, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 216 miles [347.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,986 miles [9,633.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,705 miles [10,790.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,581 miles [7,372.4 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 '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- Kolmont) 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 Kolmont 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 Kolmont. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3123, Longitude: -80.6609 In this case, the coordinates for Kolmont have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.004 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.057 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.771 degrees. |
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