Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Nancy, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Nancy and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Nancy
- 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 Nancy:
- 39.390066, -82.659332
- 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 Nancy
- 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 Hocking County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Hocking County
- Since Nancy is near Vinton County and also Ross County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Vinton 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 Nancy ...
We found ten communities that share the name Nancy.
Within Ohio, the name Nancy is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alaska
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Pulaski County
- This Nancy is located in Pulaski County and lies 196 miles [315.4 km]<2> to the southwest of the Nancy that is located in Hocking County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pulaski County community of Nancy.
- Whitley County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Nancy [Whitley County].
- Mississippi
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Angelina County
- This Nancy is located in Angelina County and lies 874 miles [1,406.6 km]<2> to the southwest of the Nancy that is located in Hocking County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Angelina County community of Nancy.
- Cameron County
- This Nancy is located in Cameron County and lies 1,265 miles [2,035.8 km] to the southwest of the Nancy that is located in Hocking County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cameron County community of Nancy.
- Virginia
- Washington
Curious and Interesting Names Near Nancy ...
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.
- Apple
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Cedar Falls ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Falls
- Cedar Falls is located in Hocking County
- Cedar Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cedar Grove is located in Hocking County
- Eagle Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Mills
- Eagle Mills is located in Vinton County
- Goosetown ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Hue
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Jimtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Mound Crossing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mound Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Crossing
- Mound Crossing is located in Hocking County
- Point Pleasant ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
- Point Pleasant is located in Hocking County
- Ratcliffburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ratcliffburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ratcliffburg
- Ratcliffburg is located in Vinton County
- Reeds ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Rockhouse ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Royal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Smock ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
How Far From Nancy 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 Nancy to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Nancy once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Nancy and extending to:
- Logan, which is the Seat of Hocking County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Nancy to Logan, with an average speed<6> 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 44 miles [70.8 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 302 miles [486 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<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,108 miles [9,829.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,828 miles [10,988.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,704 miles [7,570.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Hocking County: www.co.hocking.oh.us/
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Nancy 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Nancy) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Nancy. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3901, Longitude: -82.6593 In this case, the coordinates for Nancy have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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 Nancy, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Nancy 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 311.272 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.363 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.981 degrees. |