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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 Matville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Matville and the surrounding area.
- 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 Matville:
- 39.763836, -83.100552
- 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 Matville
- 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 Pickaway County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pickaway County
- Since Matville is near Franklin County and also Madison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Madison 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 Matville
Communities Also Named Matville ...
We found one communities that are also named Matville.
Within Ohio, the name Matville is unique.
Beyond Ohio, there is another community also named Matville in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- West Virginia
- Raleigh County
- This Matville is located in Raleigh County and lies 164 miles [263.9 km]<1> to the southeast of the Matville that is located in Pickaway County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Raleigh County community of Matville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Matville ...
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.
- Borrors Corners ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Derby
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Derby is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Era
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Era is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Era
- Five Points
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Five Points is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Gray ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Gray is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
- Grove City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Harrisburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Little Chicago
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Little Chicago is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Chicago
- Little Walnut
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Little Walnut is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Walnut
- Pleasant Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Robtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Robtown is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robtown
- Shadeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shadeville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadeville
How Far From Matville 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 Matville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Matville and extending to:
- Circleville, which is the Seat of Pickaway County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Matville to Circleville, 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 four to five hours.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 15 miles [24.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 329 miles [529.5 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, 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 6,108 miles [9,829.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,831 miles [10,993.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,707 miles [7,575.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Matville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Matville 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 Matville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7638, Longitude: -83.1006 In this case, the coordinates for Matville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.539 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.723 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.06 degrees. |
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