Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Minerton:
  • 39.066741, -82.403766
  • 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 Minerton

• 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 Vinton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Vinton County
  • Since Minerton is near Gallia County and also Jackson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Gallia County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson 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 Minerton

Curious and Interesting Names Near Minerton ...

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.

• Alice
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Alice is located in Gallia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
• Buckeye
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Buckeye is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
• Comet
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Comet is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
• Danville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Danville is located in Meigs County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
• Edna ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Edna is located in Gallia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
• Glen Roy
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Glen Roy is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
• Hawks
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Hawks is located in Vinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawks
• Maple Grove ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Maple Grove is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
• Pincher ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Pincher is located in Vinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pincher
• Puritan
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Puritan is located in Vinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puritan
• Roads
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Roads is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roads
• Rocky Hill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Rocky Hill is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
• Tom Corwin
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Tom Corwin is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tom Corwin

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

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

• McArthur, which is the Seat of Vinton County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Minerton to McArthur, 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 70 miles [112.7 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 288 miles [463.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,112 miles [9,836.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,831 miles [10,993.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,706 miles [7,573.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'