Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Lithopolis:
  • 39.810732, -82.811074
  • 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 Lithopolis

• 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 Fairfield County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fairfield County
  • Since Lithopolis 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 Lithopolis

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lithopolis ...

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.

• Cedar Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Cedar Hill is located in Fairfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
• Edgewater Park
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Edgewater Park is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Park
• Edward ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Edward is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edward
  • Edward has also been known as:
  • Edwards Station
• Gray ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Gray is located in Pickaway County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
• Greencastle
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Greencastle is located in Fairfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle
• Groveport
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Groveport is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveport
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,618 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Groveport <1>
• Harley
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Harley is located in Fairfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harley
• Lockville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Lockville is located in Fairfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockville
• Lockville Station
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Lockville Station is located in Fairfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockville Station
• Marcy
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Marcy is located in Fairfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcy
• Nebraska ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Nebraska is located in Pickaway County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebraska
• Rock Mill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Rock Mill is located in Fairfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Mill
• Sharp ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Sharp is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp
• Walnut
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Walnut is located in Pickaway County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut

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

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

• Lancaster, which is the Seat of Fairfield County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Lithopolis to Lancaster, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest (NW). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take most of a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 314 miles [505.3 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 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 6,095 miles [9,809 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,817 miles [10,970.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,693 miles [7,552.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'