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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 Linscott, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Linscott 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 Linscott:
- 39.460905, -82.043477
- 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 Linscott
- 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 Morgan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan County
- Since Linscott is near Athens County and also Hocking County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Athens County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hocking 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 Linscott
Communities Also Named Linscott ...
We found one communities that are also named Linscott.
Within Ohio, the name Linscott is unique.
Beyond Ohio, there is another community also named Linscott in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Nebraska
- Blaine County
- This Linscott is located in Blaine County and lies 953 miles [1,533.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Linscott that is located in Morgan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blaine County community of Linscott.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Linscott ...
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.
- Bishopville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bishopville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishopville
- Federal
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Federal is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal
- Goose Run ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Goose Run is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Run
- Greens Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Greens Run is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Run
- Joy
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Joy is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
- Lewis ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lewis is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
- Mudsock ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mudsock is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudsock
- Redtown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Redtown is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redtown
- Sugar Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sugar Creek is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek
- Trimble
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Truetown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Truetown is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truetown
How Far From Linscott 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 Linscott to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Linscott once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Linscott and extending to:
- McConnelsville, which is the Seat of Morgan County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Linscott to McConnelsville, with an average speed<4> 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.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 61 miles [98.2 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 270 miles [434.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,080 miles [9,784.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,799 miles [10,941.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,674 miles [7,522.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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- Linscott) 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> | 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 Linscott, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Linscott 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 Linscott. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4609, Longitude: -82.0435 In this case, the coordinates for Linscott have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.888 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.936 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.683 degrees. |
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