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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 Neelysville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Neelysville 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 Neelysville:
- 39.626290, -81.776689
- 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 Neelysville
- 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 Morgan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan County
- Since Neelysville is near Washington County and also Noble County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Noble 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 Neelysville
Curious and Interesting Names Near Neelysville ...
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.
- Cabinville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cabinville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabinville
- Centerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Centerville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Cloud ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cloud is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloud
- Hooksburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hooksburg is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooksburg
- Joetown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Joetown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joetown
- Luke Chute
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Malta
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Moscow Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Moscow Mills is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow Mills
- Relief
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Relief is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relief
- Swift
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Swift is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift
- Todds
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Unionville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Unionville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
How Far From Neelysville to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Neelysville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Neelysville and extending to:
- McConnelsville, which is the Seat of Morgan County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 68 miles [109.4 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Neelysville to Columbus, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 258 miles [415.2 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,062 miles [9,755.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,781 miles [10,913 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,656 miles [7,493.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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- Neelysville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Neelysville 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 Neelysville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6263, Longitude: -81.7767 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.719 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.768 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.509 degrees. |
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