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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 Lickskillet, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lickskillet and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Lickskillet:
    • 39.250067, -82.809617
    • 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 Lickskillet
  • 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 Ross County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Ross County
    • Since Lickskillet is near Jackson County and also Vinton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Vinton 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 Lickskillet

Communities Also Named Lickskillet ...

We found ten communities that are also named Lickskillet.

Within Ohio, the name Lickskillet is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • DeKalb County
      • This Lickskillet is located in DeKalb County and lies 374 miles [601.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Lickskillet that is located in Ross County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Lickskillet.
    • Georgia
      • Fannin County
      • This Lickskillet is located in Fannin County and lies 311 miles [500.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Lickskillet that is located in Ross County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fannin County community of Lickskillet.
    • Kentucky
      • Logan County
      • This Lickskillet is located in Logan County and lies 285 miles [458.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Lickskillet that is located in Ross County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of Lickskillet.
      • Meade County
      • This Lickskillet is located in Meade County and lies 197 miles [317 km] to the west southwest of the Lickskillet that is located in Ross County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Meade County community of Lickskillet.
    • Missouri
      • Cass County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Cass County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cass County community of Lickskillet.
      • Putnam County
      • This Lickskillet is located in Putnam County and lies 531 miles [854.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Lickskillet that is located in Ross County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Lickskillet.
    • North Carolina
      • Macon County
      • This Lickskillet is located in Macon County and lies 291 miles [468.3 km]<1> to the south of the Lickskillet that is located in Ross County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macon County community of Lickskillet.
      • Warren County
      • This Lickskillet is located in Warren County and lies 327 miles [526.3 km] to the southeast of the Lickskillet that is located in Ross County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Lickskillet.
    • Tennessee
      • Maury 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 Tennessee community of Lickskillet [Maury County].
      • Union County
      • This Lickskillet is located in Union County and lies 211 miles [339.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Lickskillet that is located in Ross County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Lickskillet.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lickskillet ...

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.

  • Canada ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Canada is located in Ross County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada
  • Deadman Crossing
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Deadman Crossing is located in Ross County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deadman Crossing
  • Eagle Mills
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Eagle Mills is located in Vinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Mills
  • Jimtown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jimtown is located in Vinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
  • Limerick
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Limerick is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick
  • Londonderry
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Londonderry is located in Ross County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Londonderry
  • Poe Valley ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Poe Valley is located in Ross County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poe Valley
  • Pride
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Pride is located in Ross County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pride
  • Ratcliffburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Ratcliffburg is located in Vinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ratcliffburg
  • Savageville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Savageville is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savageville
  • Three Locks
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Three Locks is located in Ross County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Locks

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

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

  • Chillicothe, which is the Seat of Ross County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Lickskillet to Chillicothe, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 51 miles [82.1 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 310 miles [498.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,120 miles [9,849.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,840 miles [11,007.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,716 miles [7,589.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Lickskillet) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Lickskillet, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Lickskillet 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 Lickskillet. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2501, Longitude: -82.8096       In this case, the coordinates for Lickskillet have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.368 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.452 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.093 degrees.