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Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Marydale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Marydale 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 Marydale:
    • 39.290351, -82.159868
    • 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 Marydale
  • 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 Athens County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Athens County
    • Since Marydale is near Vinton County and also Meigs County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Vinton County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Meigs 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 Marydale

Communities Also Named Marydale ...

We found four communities that are also named Marydale.

Within Ohio, the name Marydale is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Delaware
      • New Castle County
      • This Marydale is located in New Castle County and lies 345 miles [555.2 km]<1> to the east of the Marydale that is located in Athens County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Marydale.
    • Illinois
      • Clinton County
      • This Marydale is located in Clinton County and lies 389 miles [626 km]<1> to the west of the Marydale that is located in Athens County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Marydale.
    • Kentucky
      • Boone County
      • This Marydale is located in Boone County and lies 133 miles [214 km]<1> to the west of the Marydale that is located in Athens County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boone County community of Marydale.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Marydale lies 1,117 miles [1,797.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Marydale that is located in Athens County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Marydale ...

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.

  • Chase
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Chase is located in Athens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
  • Clearview
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Clearview is located in Athens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
  • Elliottville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Elliottville is located in Athens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottville
  • Fisher
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Fisher is located in Athens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
  • Five Points
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Five Points is located in Athens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
  • Hickory Hills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Hickory Hills is located in Athens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
  • King's Station ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • King's Station is located in Athens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King's Station
    • King's Station has also been known as:
    • King Hollow
    • King's Hollow
    • King's Switch
  • Longview Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Longview Heights is located in Athens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview Heights
  • Mineral
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Mineral is located in Athens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
  • Rolling Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Rolling Hills is located in Athens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
  • University Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • University Heights is located in Athens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
  • Wonder Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Wonder Hills is located in Athens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wonder Hills

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

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

  • Athens, which is the Seat of Athens County, lies just to the Northeast.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 64 miles [103 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Marydale to Columbus, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 275 miles [442.6 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,092 miles [9,804.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,811 miles [10,961.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,686 miles [7,541.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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 from Point A (ie- Marydale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Marydale to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Marydale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2904, Longitude: -82.1599       In this case, the coordinates for Marydale have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.964 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.998 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.79 degrees.