Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Mount Sinai, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mount Sinai and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Mount Sinai
- 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 Sinai:
- 39.143220, -82.798816
- 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 Mount Sinai
- 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 Pike County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Pike County
- Since Mount Sinai is near Jackson County and also Ross County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- eBird sighting report for Ross 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 Mount Sinai ...
We found six communities that share the name Mount Sinai.
Within Ohio, the name Mount Sinai is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Autauga County
- This Mount Sinai is located in Autauga County and lies 501 miles [806.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Mount Sinai that is located in Pike County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Autauga County community of Mount Sinai.
- Montgomery County
- This Mount Sinai is located in Montgomery County and lies 515 miles [828.8 km] to the south southwest of the Mount Sinai that is located in Pike County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Mount Sinai.
- Indiana
- Dearborn County
- This Mount Sinai is located in Dearborn County and lies 117 miles [188.3 km]<1> to the west of the Mount Sinai that is located in Pike County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dearborn County community of Mount Sinai.
- Louisiana
- Claiborne Parish
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Mount Sinai [Claiborne Parish].
- New York
- Suffolk County
- This Mount Sinai is located in Suffolk County and lies 530 miles [853 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Mount Sinai that is located in Pike County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk County community of Mount Sinai.
- North Carolina
- Cleveland County
- This Mount Sinai is located in Cleveland County and lies 280 miles [450.6 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Mount Sinai that is located in Pike County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cleveland County community of Mount Sinai.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mount Sinai ...
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.
- Beaver
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Beaver is located in Pike County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaver <4>
- Big Rock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Buffalo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Canada ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Cars Run ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Leo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Lickskillet
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lickskillet have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
- Lickskillet is located in Ross County
- Limerick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick
- Limerick is located in Jackson County
- Londonderry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Londonderry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Londonderry
- Londonderry is located in Ross County
- Pride
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Robbins ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Savageville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Savageville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savageville
- Savageville is located in Jackson County
How Far From Mount Sinai 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 Mount Sinai to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mount Sinai and extending to:
- Waverly City, which is the Seat of Pike County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Mount Sinai to Waverly City, with an average speed<5> 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 58 miles [93.3 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 309 miles [497.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,125 miles [9,857.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,844 miles [11,014.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,720 miles [7,596.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mount Sinai. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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 Sinai) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mount Sinai. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1432, Longitude: -82.7988 |
| <2> | 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 Mount Sinai 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Sinai to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.363 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.43 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.122 degrees. |