Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Marble Furnace:
  • 38.975070, -83.427414
  • 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 Marble Furnace

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Marble Furnace ...

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.

• Bacon Flat
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Bacon Flat is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacon Flat
• Beaver Pond
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Beaver Pond is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Pond
• Elmville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Elmville is located in Highland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmville
• Jessup
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jessup is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessup
• Locust Grove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Locust Grove is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
• Louisville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Louisville is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
• May Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • May Hill is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Hill
• Smoky Corners
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Smoky Corners is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoky Corners
• Steam Furnace
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Steam Furnace is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steam Furnace
• Tranquility
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Tranquility is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tranquility

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Marble Furnace and extending to:

• West Union, which is the Seat of Adams County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Marble Furnace to West Union, with an average speed<2> 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 72 miles [115.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). 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 4 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 343 miles [552 km] to the east (E). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,158 miles [9,910.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,878 miles [11,069.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,754 miles [7,650.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'