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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 Long, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Long 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 Long:
- 40.078243, -84.799754
- 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 Long
- 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 Darke County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Darke County
- Since Long is near Randolph County and also Wayne County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Randolph County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne 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 Long
Communities Also Named Long ...
We found twelve communities that are also named Long.
There is one other community in Ohio that is also named Long.
Beyond Ohio, we know of eleven communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Ohio ...
- Champaign County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Champaign County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Champaign County community of Long.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alaska
- This Long lies 3,202 miles [5,153.1 km]<2> to the northwest of the Long that is located in Darke County.
- Arkansas
- Little River County
- This Long is located in Little River County and lies 674 miles [1,084.7 km]<2> to the southwest of the Long that is located in Darke County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Little River County community of Long.
- Maryland
- Allegany County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Long [Allegany County].
- Mississippi
- Washington County
- This Long is located in Washington County and lies 565 miles [909.3 km]<2> to the southwest of the Long that is located in Darke County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Long.
- Oklahoma
- Sequoyah County
- This Long is located in Sequoyah County and lies 620 miles [997.8 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Long that is located in Darke County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sequoyah County community of Long.
- Oregon
- Malheur County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Long [Malheur County].
- Tennessee
- Henderson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Long [Henderson County].
- Texas
- Hardin County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Long [Hardin County].
- Virginia
- Page County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Long [Page County].
- Washington
- Columbia County
- This Long is located in Columbia County and lies 1,713 miles [2,756.8 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Long that is located in Darke County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Long.
- West Virginia
- Randolph County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Long [Randolph County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Long ...
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.
- Clark
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clark is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Crete
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Crete is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crete
- Haysville Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hill Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hill Grove is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Grove
- Hollansburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hollansburg is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollansburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Lynn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mount Heron
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Heron is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Heron
- Mount Pleasant ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Palestine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Roe Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Roe Corners is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe Corners
- Rural
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sharpeye
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sharpeye is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpeye
- Snow Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Union City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Weavers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Weavers is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weavers
How Far From Long 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 Long to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Long and extending to:
- Greenville, which is the Seat of Darke County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Long to Greenville, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 95 miles [152.9 km] to the east (E). 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 421 miles [677.5 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,161 miles [9,915.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,888 miles [11,085.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,765 miles [7,668.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Long, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Long) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Long could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Long 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 Long. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0782, Longitude: -84.7998 In this case, the coordinates for Long have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.607 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.987 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.743 degrees. |
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