Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Loghaven:
  • 40.160624, -81.181217
  • 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 Loghaven

• 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 Belmont County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Belmont County
  • Since Loghaven is near Harrison County and also Guernsey County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Harrison County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Guernsey 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 Loghaven

Curious and Interesting Names Near Loghaven ...

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.

• Badgertown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Badgertown is located in Belmont County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badgertown
• Cabinet
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cabinet is located in Belmont County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabinet
• Deersville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Deersville is located in Harrison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deersville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
• Donnersville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Donnersville is located in Belmont County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnersville
• Egypt
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Egypt is located in Belmont County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
• Flushing
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Flushing is located in Belmont County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flushing
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 821 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flushing <1>
• Freeport
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Freeport is located in Harrison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeport <1>
• Laceyville ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Laceyville is located in Harrison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laceyville
• Lloydsville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Lloydsville is located in Belmont County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloydsville
• Londonderry
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Londonderry is located in Guernsey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Londonderry
• Oakgrove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Oakgrove is located in Guernsey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakgrove
• Rock Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Rock Hill is located in Belmont County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
• Uniontown ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Uniontown is located in Belmont County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown

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

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

• Saint Clairsville, which is the Seat of Belmont County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Loghaven to Saint Clairsville, 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 four to five hours.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 96 miles [154.5 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 237 miles [381.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,014 miles [9,678.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,734 miles [10,837.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,609 miles [7,417.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'