Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Lucasville:
  • 38.879518, -82.996842
  • 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 Lucasville

• 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 Scioto County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Scioto County
  • Since Lucasville is near Pike County and also Greenup County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pike County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greenup 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 Lucasville

Communities Also Named Lucasville ...

We found three communities that are also named Lucasville.

Within Ohio, the name Lucasville is unique.

Beyond Ohio, we know of three communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, one is located in the United States and the other two communities are located in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Nova Scotia
    • This Lucasville lies 1,068 miles [1,718.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Lucasville that is located in Scioto County.
  • Ontario
    • This Lucasville lies 282 miles [453.8 km]<1> to the north of the Lucasville that is located in Scioto County.
  • Pennsylvania
    • Butler County
    • This Lucasville is located in Butler County and lies 219 miles [352.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Lucasville that is located in Scioto County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Lucasville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lucasville ...

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.

• Clarktown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Clarktown is located in Scioto County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarktown
• Crabtree
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Crabtree is located in Scioto County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree
• Dry Run
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Dry Run is located in Scioto County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Run
• Eden Park
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Eden Park is located in Scioto County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Park
• Purdy Corners
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Purdy Corners is located in Scioto County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy Corners
• Rubyville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Rubyville is located in Scioto County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubyville
• Rushtown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Rushtown is located in Scioto County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushtown
• Shyville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Shyville is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shyville
• Twin Valley
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Twin Valley is located in Scioto County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Valley

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lucasville and extending to:

• Portsmouth, which is the Seat of Scioto County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Lucasville to Portsmouth, with an average speed<2> 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 75 miles [120.7 km] to the north (N). 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 320 miles [515 km] to the east (E). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,145 miles [9,889.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,864 miles [11,046.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,739 miles [7,626.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'