Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Minford:
  • 38.859064, -82.862052
  • 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 Minford

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Minford ...

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.

• Clarktown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Clarktown is located in Scioto County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarktown
• Eden Park
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Eden Park is located in Scioto County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Park
• Edmunds Switch
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Edmunds Switch is located in Scioto County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmunds Switch
• Egypt
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Egypt is located in Scioto County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
• Fair Oaks
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Fair Oaks is located in Scioto County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
• Frederick
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Frederick is located in Scioto County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick
• Lucasville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Lucasville is located in Scioto County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucasville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lucasville <1>
• Pinkerman
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Pinkerman is located in Scioto County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinkerman
• Purdy Corners
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Purdy Corners is located in Scioto County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy Corners
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Purdy Corners
  • From Minford to Purdy Corners
• Rubyville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Rubyville is located in Scioto County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubyville
• Stockdale
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Stockdale is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockdale
• Twin Valley
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Twin Valley is located in Scioto County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Valley

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Minford and extending to:

• Portsmouth, which is the Seat of Scioto County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Minford to Portsmouth, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 77 miles [123.9 km] to the north (N). 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 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 313 miles [503.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,140 miles [9,881.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,859 miles [11,038.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,734 miles [7,618.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'