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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 Lottridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lottridge and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Lottridge:
    • 39.227298, -81.897359
    • 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 Lottridge
  • 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 Athens County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Athens County
    • Since Lottridge is near Meigs County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Meigs County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Lottridge

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lottridge ...

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.

  • Anthony
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Anthony is located in Athens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony
  • Big Run
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Big Run is located in Athens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
  • Darwin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Darwin is located in Meigs County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darwin
  • Eden
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Eden is located in Meigs County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
  • Flora
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Flora is located in Meigs County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora
  • Frost
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Frost is located in Athens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
  • Guysville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Guysville is located in Athens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guysville
  • Hemlock Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Hemlock Grove is located in Meigs County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock Grove
  • Hockingport
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Hockingport is located in Athens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hockingport
  • Hull
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Hull is located in Athens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
  • Ireland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Ireland is located in Athens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ireland
  • Joppa
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Joppa is located in Meigs County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • New England
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • New England is located in Athens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New England
    • Pratts Fork
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Pratts Fork is located in Athens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts Fork
    • Shade
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Stringtown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Stringtown is located in Athens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
    • Success
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Success is located in Meigs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Success
    • Torch
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Torch is located in Athens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torch

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

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

  • Athens, which is the Seat of Athens County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Lottridge to Athens, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 77 miles [123.9 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 261 miles [420 km] to the east (E). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,085 miles [9,792.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,802 miles [10,946.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,678 miles [7,528.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lottridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Lottridge 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 Lottridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2273, Longitude: -81.8974       In this case, the coordinates for Lottridge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.804 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.806 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.694 degrees.