Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Mineral, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mineral and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Mineral
- 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 Mineral:
- 39.323960, -82.264594
- 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 Mineral
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Athens County
- Since Mineral is near Vinton County and also Hocking County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Vinton County
- eBird sighting report for Hocking 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Mineral ...
We found sixteen communities that share the name Mineral.
There is one other community in Ohio which is also named Mineral.
Beyond Ohio, we know of another fifteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these fifteen communities, fifteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Ohio ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Pulaski 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 Arkansas community of Mineral [Pulaski County].
- Sevier County
- This Mineral is located in Sevier County and lies 755 miles [1,215.1 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Mineral that is located in Athens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sevier County community of Mineral.
- California
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Kansas
- Louisiana
- Nevada
- New Brunswick
- This Mineral lies 891 miles [1,433.9 km]<2> to the northeast of the Mineral that is located in Athens County.
- Oregon
- Texas
- Virginia
- Appomattox 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 Virginia community of Mineral [Appomattox County].
- Louisa County
- This Mineral is located in Louisa County and lies 251 miles [403.9 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Mineral that is located in Athens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Louisa County community of Mineral.
- Washington
- Arkansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mineral ...
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.
- Carbondale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Carbondale is located in Athens County
- Coonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Elliottville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elliottville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottville
- Elliottville is located in Athens County
- Fisher
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Five Points
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Five Points is located in Athens County
- Hocking ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Hope ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - King's Station ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for King's Station. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King's Station
- King's Station is located in Athens County
- King's Station has also been known as:
- King Hollow
- King's Hollow
- King's Switch
- Marydale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Moonville ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Rolling Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
- Rolling Hills is located in Athens County
- University Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
- University Heights is located in Athens County
- Wonder Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wonder Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wonder Hills
- Wonder Hills is located in Athens County
How Far From Mineral 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 Mineral to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mineral and extending to:
- Athens, which is the Seat of Athens County, lies just to the East.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 59 miles [95 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Mineral to Columbus, with an average speed<6> 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 281 miles [452.2 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<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,095 miles [9,809 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,814 miles [10,966.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,690 miles [7,547.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mineral. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Athens County: www.athenscountygovernment.com/
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 Mineral, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mineral) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mineral. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3240, Longitude: -82.2646 In this case, the coordinates for Mineral 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Mineral 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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Mineral to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.028 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.076 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.826 degrees. |