Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Lawrence, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lawrence and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Lawrence
- 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 Lawrence:
- 38.645079, -82.673497
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Lawrence
- 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 Lawrence County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
- Since Lawrence is near Scioto County and also Greenup County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Scioto County
- eBird sighting report for Greenup 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Lawrence ...
We found 35 communities that share the name Lawrence.
There are three communities within Ohio that are also named Lawrence.
Beyond Ohio, we know of another 32 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Ohio ...
- Stark County
- Washington County
- Wood County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- California
- Florida
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Butler County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Lawrence [Butler County].
- Douglas County
- This Lawrence is located in Douglas County and lies 677 miles [1,089.5 km]<3> to the west of the Lawrence that is located in Lawrence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Lawrence.
- Louisiana
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mille Lacs County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Lawrence [Mille Lacs County].
- Scott County
- This Lawrence is located in Scott County and lies 702 miles [1,129.8 km]<3> to the northwest of the Lawrence that is located in Lawrence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Lawrence.
- Mississippi
- Monroe County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Lawrence [Monroe County].
- Newton County
- This Lawrence is located in Newton County and lies 571 miles [918.9 km]<3> to the southwest of the Lawrence that is located in Lawrence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of Lawrence.
- Nebraska
- New Jersey
- New York
- Nassau County
- This Lawrence is located in Nassau County and lies 495 miles [796.6 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Lawrence that is located in Lawrence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nassau County community of Lawrence.
- Queens County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Lawrence [Queens County].
- Saint Lawrence 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 New York community of Lawrence [Saint Lawrence County].
- Schuyler 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 New York community of Lawrence [Schuyler County].
- North Carolina
- Oklahoma
- Pennsylvania
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Washington
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lawrence ...
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.
- Dean ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Five Forks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Five Forks is located in Lawrence County
- Green Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Green Valley is located in Lawrence County
- Hanging Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanging Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Rock
- Hanging Rock is located in Lawrence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Johns Creek ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johns Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Creek
- Johns Creek is located in Lawrence County
- Junior Furnace
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junior Furnace have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junior Furnace
- Junior Furnace is located in Scioto County
- Ohio Furnace
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ohio Furnace have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohio Furnace
- Ohio Furnace is located in Scioto County
- Vesuvius ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Vesuvius Furnace
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vesuvius Furnace have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesuvius Furnace
- Vesuvius Furnace is located in Lawrence County
How Far From Lawrence 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 Lawrence to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lawrence and extending to:
- Ironton, which is the Seat of Lawrence County, lies just to the South.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 93 miles [149.7 km]<3> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Lawrence to Columbus, with an average speed<5>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 6 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 303 miles [487.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,142 miles [9,884.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,860 miles [11,040.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,735 miles [7,620.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lawrence. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Lawrence 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. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Lawrence, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Lawrence) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lawrence. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6451, Longitude: -82.6735 In this case, the coordinates for Lawrence have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Lawrence to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.293 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.278 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.223 degrees. |