Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Luke Chute:
  • 39.540362, -81.720112
  • 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 Luke Chute

• 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
  • Since Luke Chute is near Morgan County and also Noble County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Noble 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 Luke Chute

Curious and Interesting Names Near Luke Chute ...

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.

• Beverly
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Beverly is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,336 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beverly <1>
• Coal Run
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Coal Run is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Run
• Dale
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Dale is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
• Equity
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Equity is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Equity
• Hooksburg
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Hooksburg is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooksburg
• Moscow Mills
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Moscow Mills is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow Mills
• Relief
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Relief is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relief
• Swift
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Swift is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift
• Todds
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Todds is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Todds
  • From Luke Chute to Todds
• Unionville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Unionville is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
• Wolf Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Wolf Creek is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Wolf Creek
  • From Luke Chute to Wolf Creek

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

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

• Marietta, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Luke Chute to Marietta, 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 five to six hours.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 74 miles [119.1 km] to the west northwest (WNW). 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 254 miles [408.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,063 miles [9,757.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,782 miles [10,914.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,657 miles [7,494.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'