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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 Nashport, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Nashport 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 Nashport:
- 40.071040, -82.177981
- 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 Nashport
- 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 Muskingum County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Muskingum County
- Since Nashport is near Franklin County and also Licking County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Licking 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 Nashport
Curious and Interesting Names Near Nashport ...
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.
- Boston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Boston is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Claylick ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Claypools ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Claypools is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypools
- Cottage Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cottage Hill is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Hill
- Fallsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Fallsburg is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallsburg
- Frampton ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Graham Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Graham Corners is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Corners
- Hopewell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hopewell is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Long Run ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Meadowbrook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Meadowbrook is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Rain Rock ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Reform
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Rock Cut
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rocky Fork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky Fork is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Fork
- Stringtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Stringtown is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Swans
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Swans is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swans
How Far From Nashport 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 Nashport to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Nashport and extending to:
- Zanesville, which is the Seat of Muskingum County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Nashport to Zanesville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 43 miles [69.2 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 285 miles [458.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). 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 6,058 miles [9,749.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,779 miles [10,909.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,655 miles [7,491.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Nashport) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Nashport 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 Nashport. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0710, Longitude: -82.1780 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.955 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.103 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.541 degrees. |
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