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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 Lathrop, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lathrop 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 Lathrop:
    • 39.422851, -81.915417
    • 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 Lathrop
  • 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 Morgan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan County
    • Since Lathrop is near Athens County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Athens County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Lathrop

Communities Also Named Lathrop ...

We found six communities that are also named Lathrop.

Within Ohio, the name Lathrop is unique.

Beyond Ohio, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Pickens County
      • This Lathrop is located in Pickens County and lies 537 miles [864.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Lathrop that is located in Morgan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pickens County community of Lathrop.
    • California
      • San Joaquin County
      • This Lathrop is located in San Joaquin County and lies 2,109 miles [3,394.1 km]<1> to the west of the Lathrop that is located in Morgan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Joaquin County community of Lathrop.
    • Michigan
      • Delta County
      • This Lathrop is located in Delta County and lies 536 miles [862.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Lathrop that is located in Morgan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delta County community of Lathrop.
    • Missouri
      • Clinton County
      • This Lathrop is located in Clinton County and lies 661 miles [1,063.8 km]<1> to the west of the Lathrop that is located in Morgan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Lathrop.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Susquehanna County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Lathrop [Susquehanna County].
      • Tioga County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Lathrop [Tioga County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lathrop ...

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.

  • Big Run
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Big Run is located in Athens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
  • Elliott Crossroads
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Elliott Crossroads is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Crossroads
  • Federal
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Federal is located in Athens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal
  • Joy
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Joy is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
  • Lewis ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Lewis is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
  • Mudsock ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Mudsock is located in Athens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudsock
  • New England
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • New England is located in Athens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New England
  • Plantsville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Plantsville is located in Athens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantsville
  • Todds
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Todds is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds

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

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

  • McConnelsville, which is the Seat of Morgan County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Lathrop to McConnelsville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 68 miles [109.4 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 263 miles [423.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,076 miles [9,778.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,795 miles [10,935.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,670 miles [7,515.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Lathrop) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Lathrop 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.
<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 Lathrop 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 Lathrop. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4229, Longitude: -81.9154       In this case, the coordinates for Lathrop have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.81 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.842 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.638 degrees.