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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 Mount Blanco, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mount Blanco 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 Mount Blanco:
- 39.188407, -82.262927
- 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 Mount Blanco
- 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 Meigs County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Meigs County
- Since Mount Blanco is near Vinton County and also Athens 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 Athens 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 Mount Blanco
Communities Also Named Mount Blanco ...
We found two communities that are also named Mount Blanco.
Within Ohio, the name Mount Blanco is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Texas
- Crosby 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 Texas community of Mount Blanco [Crosby County].
- Virginia
- Chesterfield County
- This Mount Blanco is located in Chesterfield County and lies 296 miles [476.4 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Mount Blanco that is located in Meigs County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chesterfield County community of Mount Blanco.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mount Blanco ...
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.
- Carpenter
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dyesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dyesville is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyesville
- Martinsburg ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Martinsburg is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Pageville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pageville is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pageville
- Pincher ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pincher is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pincher
- Prattsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Prattsville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattsville
- Valley Ford
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Valley Ford is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Ford
- Welsh
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Welsh is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welsh
- Zeal ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Zeal is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeal
How Far From Mount Blanco 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 Mount Blanco to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mount Blanco and extending to:
- Pomeroy, which is the Seat of Meigs County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Mount Blanco to Pomeroy, with an average speed<4> 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 five to six hours.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 66 miles [106.2 km] to the northwest (NW). 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 280 miles [450.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,101 miles [9,818.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,820 miles [10,975.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,695 miles [7,555.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 Mount Blanco, 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 from Point A (ie- Mount Blanco) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Mount Blanco 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 Mount Blanco. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1884, Longitude: -82.2629 In this case, the coordinates for Mount Blanco have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.03 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.058 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.869 degrees. |
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