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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 Lewistown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lewistown 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 Lewistown:
- 40.422273, -83.884660
- 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 Lewistown
- 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 Logan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Logan County
- Since Lewistown is near Auglaize County and also Shelby County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Auglaize County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby 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 Lewistown
Communities Also Named Lewistown ...
We found eleven communities that are also named Lewistown.
Within Ohio, the name Lewistown is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of eleven communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eleven communities, ten are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Fulton County
- This Lewistown is located in Fulton County and lies 329 miles [529.5 km]<1> to the west of the Lewistown that is located in Logan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Lewistown.
- Kentucky
- Caldwell County
- This Lewistown is located in Caldwell County and lies 309 miles [497.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Lewistown that is located in Logan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caldwell County community of Lewistown.
- Louisiana
- Lafourche Parish
- This Lewistown is located in Lafourche Parish and lies 829 miles [1,334.1 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Lewistown that is located in Logan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lafourche Parish community of Lewistown.
- Maryland
- Frederick County
- This Lewistown is located in Frederick County and lies 347 miles [558.4 km]<1> to the east of the Lewistown that is located in Logan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Lewistown.
- Talbot County
- This Lewistown is located in Talbot County and lies 435 miles [700.1 km] to the east southeast of the Lewistown that is located in Logan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Talbot County community of Lewistown.
- Missouri
- Lewis County
- This Lewistown is located in Lewis County and lies 418 miles [672.7 km]<1> to the west of the Lewistown that is located in Logan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis County community of Lewistown.
- Montana
- Fergus County
- This Lewistown is located in Fergus County and lies 1,347 miles [2,167.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Lewistown that is located in Logan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fergus County community of Lewistown.
- New Jersey
- Burlington County
- This Lewistown is located in Burlington County and lies 487 miles [783.8 km]<1> to the east of the Lewistown that is located in Logan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burlington County community of Lewistown.
- Nova Scotia
- This Lewistown lies 953 miles [1,533.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Lewistown that is located in Logan County.
- Pennsylvania
- Mifflin County
- This Lewistown is located in Mifflin County and lies 331 miles [532.7 km]<1> to the east of the Lewistown that is located in Logan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mifflin County community of Lewistown.
- Virginia
- Hanover County
- This Lewistown is located in Hanover County and lies 391 miles [629.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Lewistown that is located in Logan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hanover County community of Lewistown.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lewistown ...
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.
- Cherokee ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cherokee is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee
- Harper
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Harper is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Huntsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Iron City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Iron City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Island View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Island View is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island View
- Lakeview
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Maplewood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Maplewood is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Orchard Island
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Orchard Island is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Island
- Roundhead
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Russells Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
How Far From Lewistown 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 Lewistown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lewistown and extending to:
- Bellefontaine, which is the Seat of Logan County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 56 miles [90.1 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Lewistown to Columbus, with an average speed<3> 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 over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 378 miles [608.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,109 miles [9,831.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,836 miles [11,001.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,712 miles [7,583.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lewistown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Lewistown 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 Lewistown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4223, Longitude: -83.8847 In this case, the coordinates for Lewistown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.02 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.368 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.211 degrees. |
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