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

When in Macedonia, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Macedonia 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 Macedonia:
    • 39.348665, -84.795785
    • 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 Macedonia
  • 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 Macedonia ...

We found 60 communities that share the name Macedonia.

There are two communities within Ohio that are also named Macedonia.

Beyond Ohio, we know of another 55 communities that are located throughout in the United States.

In addition to the above occurrences of Macedonia, we know of three communities located outside of the United States and Canada.

  • Communities Located In Ohio ...
    • Clinton County
      • This community is historic<1> and although located in Clinton County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Macedonia.
    • Summit County
      • This Macedonia is located in Summit County and lies 220 miles [354.1 km]<2> to the northeast of the Macedonia that is located in Butler County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Summit County community of Macedonia.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Cleburne County
      • This Macedonia is located in Cleburne County and lies 399 miles [642.1 km]<2> to the south of the Macedonia that is located in Butler County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cleburne County community of Macedonia.
      • Jackson County
      • This Macedonia is located in Jackson County and lies 339 miles [545.6 km] to the south southwest of the Macedonia that is located in Butler County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Macedonia.
      • Lowndes County
      • This Macedonia is located in Lowndes County and lies 520 miles [836.9 km] to the south southwest of the Macedonia that is located in Butler County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lowndes County community of Macedonia.
      • Montgomery County
      • This Macedonia is located in Montgomery County and lies 493 miles [793.4 km] to the south of the Macedonia that is located in Butler County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Macedonia.
      • Pickens County
      • This Macedonia is located in Pickens County and lies 452 miles [727.4 km] to the south southwest of the Macedonia that is located in Butler County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pickens County community of Macedonia.
      • Walker County
      • This Macedonia is located in Walker County and lies 399 miles [642.1 km] to the south southwest of the Macedonia that is located in Butler County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walker County community of Macedonia.
    • Arkansas
      • Columbia County
      • This Macedonia is located in Columbia County and lies 636 miles [1,023.5 km]<2> to the southwest of the Macedonia that is located in Butler County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Macedonia.
      • Conway County
      • This Macedonia is located in Conway County and lies 517 miles [832 km] to the west southwest of the Macedonia that is located in Butler County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Conway County community of Macedonia.
      • Saint Francis County
      • This Macedonia is located in Saint Francis County and lies 447 miles [719.4 km] to the southwest of the Macedonia that is located in Butler County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Francis County community of Macedonia.
      • Yell County
      • This Macedonia is located in Yell County and lies 563 miles [906.1 km] to the west southwest of the Macedonia that is located in Butler County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yell County community of Macedonia.
    • Connecticut
      • Litchfield County
      • This Macedonia is located in Litchfield County and lies 614 miles [988.1 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Macedonia that is located in Butler County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Litchfield County community of Macedonia.
    • Georgia
      • Cherokee County
      • This Macedonia is located in Cherokee County and lies 352 miles [566.5 km]<2> to the south of the Macedonia that is located in Butler County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Macedonia.
      • Miller County
      • This Macedonia is located in Miller County and lies 559 miles [899.6 km] to the south of the Macedonia that is located in Butler County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Miller County community of Macedonia.
      • Towns County
      • This Macedonia is located in Towns County and lies 311 miles [500.5 km] to the south of the Macedonia that is located in Butler County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Towns County community of Macedonia.
    • Illinois
      • Hamilton County
      • This Macedonia is located in Hamilton County and lies 228 miles [366.9 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Macedonia that is located in Butler County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Macedonia.
    • Indiana
      • Harrison County
      • This Macedonia is located in Harrison County and lies 109 miles [175.4 km]<2> to the southwest of the Macedonia that is located in Butler County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Macedonia.
    • Iowa
      • Pottawattamie County
      • This Macedonia is located in Pottawattamie County and lies 573 miles [922.2 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Macedonia that is located in Butler County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pottawattamie County community of Macedonia.
    • Kentucky
      • Breathitt 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 Kentucky community of Macedonia [Breathitt County].
      • Christian County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Macedonia [Christian County].
      • Estill County
      • This Macedonia is located in Estill County and lies 128 miles [206 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Macedonia that is located in Butler County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Estill County community of Macedonia.
      • Jackson County
      • This Macedonia is located in Jackson County and lies 138 miles [222.1 km] to the south southeast of the Macedonia that is located in Butler County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Macedonia.
    • Louisiana
      • Jackson Parish
      • 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 Louisiana community of Macedonia [Jackson Parish].
    • Mississippi
      • Attala County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Macedonia [Attala County].
      • Chickasaw County
      • This Macedonia is located in Chickasaw County and lies 439 miles [706.5 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Macedonia that is located in Butler County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chickasaw County community of Macedonia.
      • Forrest County
      • This Macedonia is located in Forrest County and lies 602 miles [968.8 km] to the south southwest of the Macedonia that is located in Butler County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Forrest County community of Macedonia.
      • Lee County
      • This Macedonia is located in Lee County and lies 408 miles [656.6 km] to the southwest of the Macedonia that is located in Butler County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Macedonia.
      • Noxubee County
      • This Macedonia is located in Noxubee County and lies 487 miles [783.8 km] to the south southwest of the Macedonia that is located in Butler County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Noxubee County community of Macedonia.
      • Union County
      • This Macedonia is located in Union County and lies 413 miles [664.7 km] to the southwest of the Macedonia that is located in Butler County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Macedonia.
    • Missouri
      • Phelps 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 Missouri community of Macedonia [Phelps County].
    • New Jersey
      • Monmouth County
      • This Macedonia is located in Monmouth County and lies 570 miles [917.3 km]<2> to the east of the Macedonia that is located in Butler County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monmouth County community of Macedonia.
    • North Carolina
      • Cherokee 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 North Carolina community of Macedonia [Cherokee County].
      • Chowan County
      • This Macedonia is located in Chowan County and lies 497 miles [799.8 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Macedonia that is located in Butler County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chowan County community of Macedonia.
      • Montgomery County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Macedonia [Montgomery County].
      • Wake County
      • This Macedonia is located in Wake County and lies 414 miles [666.3 km] to the southeast of the Macedonia that is located in Butler County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of Macedonia.
      • Washington County
      • This Macedonia is located in Washington County and lies 504 miles [811.1 km] to the east southeast of the Macedonia that is located in Butler County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Macedonia.
      • Yadkin County
      • This Macedonia is located in Yadkin County and lies 319 miles [513.4 km] to the southeast of the Macedonia that is located in Butler County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yadkin County community of Macedonia.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Bradford County
      • This Macedonia is located in Bradford County and lies 471 miles [758 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Macedonia that is located in Butler County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bradford County community of Macedonia.
      • Juniata County
      • This Macedonia is located in Juniata County and lies 398 miles [640.5 km] to the east northeast of the Macedonia that is located in Butler County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Juniata County community of Macedonia.
    • South Carolina
      • Cherokee County
      • This Macedonia is located in Cherokee County and lies 339 miles [545.6 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Macedonia that is located in Butler County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Macedonia.
      • Lexington 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 South Carolina community of Macedonia [Lexington County].
      • Newberry County
      • This Macedonia is located in Newberry County and lies 406 miles [653.4 km] to the south southeast of the Macedonia that is located in Butler County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newberry County community of Macedonia.
    • Tennessee
      • Carroll County
      • This Macedonia is located in Carroll County and lies 298 miles [479.6 km]<2> to the southwest of the Macedonia that is located in Butler County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Macedonia.
      • Haywood County
      • This Macedonia is located in Haywood County and lies 360 miles [579.4 km] to the southwest of the Macedonia that is located in Butler County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Haywood County community of Macedonia.
      • McMinn County
      • This Macedonia is located in McMinn County and lies 275 miles [442.6 km] to the south of the Macedonia that is located in Butler County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McMinn County community of Macedonia.
      • Monroe County
      • This Macedonia is located in Monroe County and lies 256 miles [412 km] to the south of the Macedonia that is located in Butler County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Macedonia.
      • Obion County
      • This Macedonia is located in Obion County and lies 314 miles [505.3 km] to the southwest of the Macedonia that is located in Butler County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Obion County community of Macedonia.
      • Sumner County
      • This Macedonia is located in Sumner County and lies 223 miles [358.9 km] to the south southwest of the Macedonia that is located in Butler County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumner County community of Macedonia.
      • White County
      • This Macedonia is located in White County and lies 232 miles [373.4 km] to the south of the Macedonia that is located in Butler County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the White County community of Macedonia.
    • Texas
      • Austin County
      • This Macedonia is located in Austin County and lies 919 miles [1,479 km]<2> to the southwest of the Macedonia that is located in Butler County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Austin County community of Macedonia.
      • Bowie 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 Macedonia [Bowie County].
      • Camp County
      • This Macedonia is located in Camp County and lies 713 miles [1,147.5 km] to the southwest of the Macedonia that is located in Butler County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Camp County community of Macedonia.
      • Liberty County
      • This Macedonia is located in Liberty County and lies 848 miles [1,364.7 km] to the southwest of the Macedonia that is located in Butler County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Liberty County community of Macedonia.
      • Marion County
      • This Macedonia is located in Marion County and lies 709 miles [1,141 km] to the southwest of the Macedonia that is located in Butler County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Macedonia.
      • Walker County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Macedonia [Walker County].
    • Virginia
      • Accomack County
      • This Macedonia is located in Accomack County and lies 506 miles [814.3 km]<2> to the east of the Macedonia that is located in Butler County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Accomack County community of Macedonia.
  • Communities Beyond North America ...
    • Brazil
      • Distance: 4,675 miles [7,523.7 km]<2> to the southeast
    • Colombia
      • Distance: 2,223 miles [3,577.6 km]<2> to the south southeast
    • Romania
      • Distance: 4,991 miles [8,032.2 km]<2> to the northeast

Curious and Interesting Names Near Macedonia ...

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.

  • Alert
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alert
    • Alert is located in Butler County
  • Atomic View
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atomic View have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atomic View
    • Atomic View is located in Butler County
  • Birdland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birdland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdland
    • Birdland is located in Butler County
  • Blue Jay
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Jay
    • Blue Jay is located in Hamilton County
  • Cedar Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
    • Cedar Grove is located in Franklin County (IN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
  • Fort Gass ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Gass have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gass
    • Fort Gass is located in Hamilton County
  • Layhigh
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Layhigh have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layhigh
    • Layhigh is located in Butler County
  • Mixersville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mixersville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixersville
    • Mixersville is located in Franklin County (IN)
  • Palestine
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palestine have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
    • Palestine is located in Franklin County (IN)
  • Queen Acres
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Queen Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen Acres
    • Queen Acres is located in Butler County
  • Raymond
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raymond have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
    • Raymond is located in Franklin County (IN)
  • Rockdale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockdale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
    • Rockdale is located in Franklin County (IN)
  • Shaker Village ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shaker Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
    • Shaker Village is located in Hamilton County

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

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

  • Hamilton, which is the Seat of Butler County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Macedonia to Hamilton, with an average speed<5> 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 105 miles [169 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 416 miles [669.5 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 6,195 miles [9,969.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,920 miles [11,136.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,796 miles [7,718.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Macedonia. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Butler County: www.butlercountyohio.org/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/

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 Macedonia, 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- Macedonia) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Macedonia. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3487, Longitude: -84.7958       In this case, the coordinates for Macedonia have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Macedonia 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>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.
<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 Macedonia to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.61 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.884 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.959 degrees.









 

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