Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Lilly Chapel:
  • 39.888950, -83.281582
  • 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 Lilly Chapel

• 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 Madison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
  • Since Lilly Chapel is near Franklin County and also Pickaway County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pickaway 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 Lilly Chapel

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lilly Chapel ...

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.

• Big Plain
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Big Plain is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Plain
• Derby
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Derby is located in Pickaway County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
• Era
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Era is located in Pickaway County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Era
• Georgesville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Georgesville is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgesville
• Harrisburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Harrisburg is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisburg <1>
• Lincoln Village
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Lincoln Village is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Village
• London
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • London is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,316 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for London <1>
• Mudsock ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Mudsock is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudsock
• Pleasant Corners
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Pleasant Corners is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Corners
• Plumwood
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Plumwood is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumwood
• Willows ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Willows is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willows

How Far From Lilly Chapel to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Lilly Chapel to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Lilly Chapel and extending to:

• London, which is the Seat of Madison County, lies just to the West.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Lilly Chapel to Columbus, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 340 miles [547.2 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 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,110 miles [9,833.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,833 miles [10,996.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,709 miles [7,578.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'