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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 Lightsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lightsville 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 Lightsville:
    • 40.285521, -84.712416
    • 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 Lightsville
  • 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 Lightsville ...

We found one communities that share the name Lightsville.

Within Ohio, the name Lightsville is unique.

Beyond Ohio, there is another community also named Lightsville in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • Ogle County
      • This Lightsville is located in Ogle County and lies 275 miles [442.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Lightsville that is located in Darke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ogle County community of Lightsville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lightsville ...

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.

  • Bucks Corner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bucks Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucks Corner
    • Bucks Corner is located in Darke County
  • Cranberry Prairie
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cranberry Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Prairie
    • Cranberry Prairie is located in Mercer County
  • Dawn
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawn
    • Dawn is located in Darke County
  • Fort Recovery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Frenchtown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
    • Frenchtown is located in Darke County
  • Haysville Corner
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville Corner
    • Haysville Corner is located in Randolph County (IN)
  • Hill Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hill Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Grove
    • Hill Grove is located in Darke County
  • Mount Heron
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Heron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Heron
    • Mount Heron is located in Darke County
  • Pikeville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pikeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
    • Pikeville is located in Darke County
  • Roe Corners
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roe Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe Corners
    • Roe Corners is located in Darke County
  • Rose Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
    • Rose Hill is located in Darke County
  • Union City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)

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

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

  • Greenville, which is the Seat of Darke County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Lightsville to Greenville, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 93 miles [149.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 419 miles [674.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,148 miles [9,894.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,876 miles [11,065.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,753 miles [7,649.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lightsville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Darke County: www.co.darke.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lightsville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lightsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2855, Longitude: -84.7124    
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Lightsville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.549 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.951 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.639 degrees.









 

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