Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Lesmil, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lesmil and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Lesmil

• 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 Lesmil:
  • 39.158404, -82.570717
  • 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 Lesmil

• 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 Lesmil is near Vinton County and also Ross County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Vinton County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ross 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 Lesmil

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lesmil ...

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.

• Buffalo
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Buffalo is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
• Comet
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Comet is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
• Englishville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Englishville is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englishville
• Glen Roy
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Glen Roy is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
• Jonestown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jonestown is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
• Leo
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Leo is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leo
• Maple Grove ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Maple Grove is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
• Puritan
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Puritan is located in Vinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puritan
• Roads
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Roads is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roads
• Tom Corwin
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Tom Corwin is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tom Corwin

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Lesmil and extending to:

• Jackson, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 60 miles [96.6 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Lesmil to Columbus, with an average speed<2> 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 297 miles [478 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six 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 6,115 miles [9,841.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,834 miles [10,998.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,709 miles [7,578.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'