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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Pike County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Lucasville ...
We found three communities that share the name Lucasville.
Within Ohio, the name Lucasville is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of another three communities that are located throughout 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.
- Nova Scotia
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) - Crabtree
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Dry Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Eden Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Purdy Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy Corners
- Purdy Corners is located in Scioto County
- Rubyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Rushtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Shyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Twin Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Valley
- Twin Valley is located in Scioto County
How Far From Lucasville 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 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<3> 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<4> 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).<5>
- 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).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,739 miles [7,626.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lucasville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Scioto County: www.sciotocountyohio.com/
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lucasville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lucasville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8795, Longitude: -82.9968 In this case, the coordinates for Lucasville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <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 Lucasville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.489 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.536 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.293 degrees. |